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- arriere-ban
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noun,
a group of vassals who owed military service, especially to French kings.
- Gabriella
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ballerina
-
noun,
a principal female dancer in a ballet company.
Compare prima ballerina.
- barrelage
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noun,
the amount contained in barrels, used as a unit of measure:
- Granville
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noun,
Earl of, Carteret, John.
- Grenville
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noun,
George, 1712–70, British statesman: prime minister 1763–65.
- navigable
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adjective,
deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships:
- leg-break
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noun,
a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled.
- lavaliere
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noun,
an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
- brake-van
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noun,
the caboose of a railway train.
- Riverbank
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noun,
the slopes bordering a river.
- Balakirev
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noun,
Mili Alekseevich [mee-lee al-ik-sey-uh-vich;; Russian mee-lee uhl-yik-syey-yiv-yich] /ˈmi li ˌæl ɪkˈseɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈmi li ʌl yɪkˈsyeɪ yɪv yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1837–1910, Russian composer.
- alienable
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adjective,
capable of being sold or transferred.
- Belgravia
-
noun,
a fashionable district in London, England, adjoining Hyde Park.
- Kerrville
-
noun,
a town in SW Texas.
- reliable
-
adjective,
that may be relied on or trusted; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.:
- brakeage
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noun,
the action of a brake or set of brakes, as in stopping a vehicle.
- Greville
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noun,
Fulke [foo lk] /fʊlk/ (Show IPA), 1st Baron Brooke, 1554–1628, English poet and statesman.
- leviable
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adjective,
that may be levied.
- breakage
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noun,
the act of breaking; state of being broken.
- Verlaine
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- larrigan
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noun,
a knee-high boot of oiled leather with a moccasin foot, worn by lumbermen and trappers.
- break-in
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noun,
an illegal entry into a home, car, office, etc.
- breaking
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noun,
Phonology. the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong, especially in certain environments, as, in Old English, the change of a vowel to a diphthong under the influence of a following consonant or combination of consonants, as the change of -a- to -ea- and of -e- to -eo- before preconsonantal r or l and before h, as in earm “arm” developed from arm, and eorthe “earth” from erthe.
- geranial
-
noun,
See under citral.
- Galleria
-
noun,
a spacious passageway, court, or indoor mall, usually with a vaulted roof and lined with commercial establishments.
- liveable
-
adjective,
livable.
- verbiage
-
noun,
overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity.
- villager
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noun,
an inhabitant of a village.
- enallage
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noun,
the use of one grammatical form in place of another, as the plural for the singular in the editorial use of we.
- Erlanger
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noun,
Joseph, 1874–1965, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
- Valerian
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noun,
any plant of the genus Valeriana, as the common valerian V. officinalis, having small, fragrant flowers of white, lavender, or pink and a root that is used medicinally.
- enviable
-
adjective,
worthy of envy; very desirable:
- Vallenar
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noun,
a city in central Chile.
- Galilean
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Galilee.
- enlarger
-
noun,
an apparatus used for making projection prints, having a head for holding, illuminating, and projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper.
- Berliner
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noun,
Emile, 1851–1929, U.S. inventor, born in Germany.
- Algerian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Algeria.
- Algerine
-
noun,
Algerian.
- berrigan
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noun,
Daniel, born 1921, Jesuit priest, peace activist, and poet.
- variable
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noun,
something that may or does vary or change; a variable feature or factor.
- Banville
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noun,
Théodore Faullain de [tey-aw-dawr foh-lan duh] /teɪ ɔˈdɔr foʊˈlɛ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1823–91, French poet and dramatist.
- Beranger
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noun,
Pierre Jean de [pyer zhahn duh] /pyɛr ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1780–1857, French poet.
- alienage
-
noun,
the state of being an alien.
- alkaline
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adjective,
of or like an alkali.
- ringbark
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verb (used with object),
girdle (def 11).
- raveling
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noun,
something raveled out, as a thread drawn or separated from a knitted or woven fabric.
- Bellaire
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noun,
a city in SE Texas, within the city limits of Houston.
- allergen
-
noun,
any substance, often a protein, that induces an allergy: common allergens include pollen, grasses, dust, and some medications.
- Karelian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Karelia.
- balkline
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noun,
Sports. (in track events) the starting line.
- erlking
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noun,
a spirit or personified natural power that works mischief, especially to children.
- Galvani
-
noun,
Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1737–98, Italian physiologist whose experiments led to the discovery that electricity can result from chemical action.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- geneal.
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- general
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noun,
Military.
U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
(in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
- Navarre
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noun,
a former kingdom in SW France and N Spain.
- barrier
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noun,
anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like:
- vanilla
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noun,
any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, especially V. planifolia, bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food, in perfumery, etc.
- likable
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adjective,
readily or easily liked; pleasing:
- evangel
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noun,
the good tidings of the redemption of the world through Jesus Christ; the gospel.
- Barking
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- livable
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adjective,
suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable:
- gabelle
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noun,
a tax; excise.
- Gabriel
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noun,
one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.
- lineage
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- barrera
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noun,
the wall, usually a red wooden fence, bordering a bullring.
- linkage
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noun,
the act of linking; state or manner of being linked.
- Allegra
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noun,
a female given name.
- galerie
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noun,
gallery (def 8).
- Galilee
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noun,
a porch or vestibule, often on the ground floor of a tower, at the entrance of some English churches.
- lingala
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noun,
a Bantu language used as a lingua franca in the N Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Neville
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noun,
Richard, Warwick, Earl of.
- enlarge
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verb (used with object),
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
- realgar
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noun,
arsenic disulfide, As 2 S 2 , found in nature as an orange-red mineral and also produced artificially: used in pyrotechnics.
- Braille
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noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- ralline
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- blinker
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noun,
a device for flashing light signals.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- Bikaner
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noun,
a former native state of NW India: now incorporated into Rajasthan state.
- bigener
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noun,
a bigeneric hybrid, as certain orchids.
- berline
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- vaginal
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adjective,
Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.
- Belgian
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Belgium.
- bergall
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noun,
cunner.
- regalia
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plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- balneal
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adjective,
of or relating to baths or bathing.
- Bengali
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.
- belling
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noun,
shivaree (def 1).
- average
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noun,
a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean:
- bearing
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- barring
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noun,
a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose:
- earring
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noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- engrave
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verb (used with object),
to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood:
- barilla
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noun,
either of two European saltworts, Salsola kali or S. soda, whose ashes yield an impure carbonate of soda.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- Elinvar
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- elaenia
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noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- Arlberg
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noun,
a mountain pass in W Austria. 5946 feet (1812 meters) high.
- brangle
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noun,
a squabble.
- railage
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noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- brevier
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noun,
a size of type approximately 8-point, between minion and bourgeois.
- arrange
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verb (used with object),
to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly:
- bargain
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noun,
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
- arrival
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noun,
an act of arriving; a coming:
- breaker
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noun,
a person or thing that breaks.
- arraign
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verb (used with object),
to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
- kleagle
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noun,
an official of the Ku Klux Klan.
- Gerbera
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Gerbera, native to Africa and Asia, having showy, many-rayed flowers ranging from yellow to red.
- Vernier
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noun,
Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- griller
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noun,
a person who grills food, especially as a cook in a restaurant.
- legible
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adjective,
capable of being read or deciphered, especially with ease, as writing or printing; easily readable.
- leaving
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noun,
something that is left; residue.
- learner
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- ikebana
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noun,
the Japanese art of arranging flowers.
- leangle
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noun,
an Aboriginal war club or bludgeon.
- Verbena
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Verbena, especially any of several hybrid species cultivated for their showy flower clusters.
Compare verbena family.
- leakage
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noun,
an act of leaking; leak.
- Laveran
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noun,
Charles Louis Alphonse [sharl lwee al-fawns] /ʃarl lwi alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1845–1922, French physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1907.
- langeel
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noun,
leangle.
- Karelia
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noun,
a region in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, comprising Lake Ladoga and Onega Lake and the adjoining area along the E border of Finland.
- Abilene
-
noun,
a city in central Texas.
- velaria
-
noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- Abelian
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adjective,
of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
- Kerbela
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noun,
a town in central Iraq: holy city of the Shiʿite sect.
- kerbing
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noun,
curbing.
- village
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noun,
a small community or group of houses in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and usually smaller than a town, and sometimes (as in parts of the U.S.) incorporated as a municipality.
- kevalin
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noun,
a person who is free of karmic matter, detached, and omniscient; Tirthankara.
- Kneller
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noun,
Sir Godfrey, 1646–1723, English painter, born in Germany.
- vinegar
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noun,
a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like: used as a condiment, preservative, etc.
- Killeen
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noun,
a city in central Texas.
- Kleiber
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noun,
Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1890–1956, Austrian orchestra conductor.
- klavern
-
noun,
a local branch of the Ku Klux Klan.
- Klavier
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noun,
clavier2 .
- veliger
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noun,
a larval stage of certain mollusks, intermediate between the trochophore and the adult form.
- barrage
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noun,
Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- Algeria
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Capital: Algiers.
- algebra
-
noun,
the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
- libeler
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noun,
a person who libels; a person who publishes a libel assailing another.
- Algarve
-
noun,
a coastal region of S Portugal. 1958 sq. mi. (5070 sq. km).
- Liberal
-
noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- B-girl
-
noun,
a woman employed by a bar, nightclub, etc., to act as a companion to male customers and induce them to buy drinks.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Keller
-
noun,
Gottfried [got-freed;; German gawt-freet] /ˈgɒt frid;; German ˈgɔt frit/ (Show IPA), 1819–90, Swiss novelist.
- Bernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- levier
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Kelvin
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noun,
William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician.
- Laelia
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- labile
-
adjective,
apt or likely to change.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Bering
-
noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- Berger
-
noun,
Thomas, 1924–2014, U.S. novelist.
- kegler
-
noun,
a participant in a bowling game, as candlepins or tenpins.
- Kaveri
-
noun,
a river in S India, flowing SE from the Western Ghats in Karnatka state through Tamil Nadu state to the Bay of Bengal: sacred to the Hindus. 475 miles (765 km) long.
- lagena
-
noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- Kerala
-
noun,
a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
- Reagan
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noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- raving
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noun,
Usually, ravings.
irrational, incoherent talk:
wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.
- Karrer
-
noun,
Paul, 1889–1971, Swiss chemist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1937.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- Kariba
-
noun,
an artificial lake in SE Africa on the border of SW Zimbabwe and S Zambia: site of hydroelectric power project. About 2000 sq. mi. (5200 sq. km).
- bingle
-
noun,
base hit.
- birken
-
adjective,
birchen; birch.
- bivane
-
noun,
a sensitive vane that measures both the horizontal and vertical components of wind direction.
- ravage
-
noun,
havoc; ruinous damage:
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- rankle
-
verb (used with object),
to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
- ranker
-
noun,
a person who ranks.
- garble
-
noun,
the act or process of garbling.
- Bergen
-
noun,
Edgar, 1903–78, U.S. ventriloquist.
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- regale
-
noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- killer
-
noun,
a person or thing that kills.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- beaker
-
noun,
a large drinking cup or glass with a wide mouth.
- Gierek
-
noun,
Edward [ed-werd;; Polish ed-vahrt] /ˈɛd wərd;; Polish ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1913–2001, Polish political leader: first secretary of the Polish Communist Party 1970–80.
- Geneva
-
noun,
Hollands.
- Beagle
-
noun,
one of a breed of small hounds having long ears, short legs, and a usually black, tan, and white coat.
- relier
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- Kievan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Kiev.
- K-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Barrie
-
noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- Gibran
-
noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- Barren
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- bearer
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- Beaver
-
noun,
a large, amphibious rodent of the genus Castor, having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for its ability to dam streams with trees, branches, etc.
- Lanark
-
noun,
a historic county in S Scotland.
- Kerria
-
noun,
a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- labial
-
noun,
any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- gavial
-
noun,
a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- kernel
-
noun,
the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- Bengal
-
noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- belive
-
adverb,
before long; soon.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- belike
-
adverb,
very likely; perhaps; probably.
- Belial
-
noun,
Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
- Laager
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- Belgae
-
noun,
an ancient chiefly Celtic people that lived in northern Gaul.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- kalian
-
noun,
a Persian tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water; hookah.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- Narvik
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- Galena
-
noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- Erevan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- greave
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
- envier
-
noun,
a person who feels envy.
- Lenaea
-
noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- Levine
-
noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- Grieve
-
verb (used with object),
to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow:
- grille
-
noun,
a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
- navig.
-
- glaive
-
noun,
a sword or broadsword.
- lekvar
-
noun,
a soft, jamlike spread made of sweetened prunes or apricots.
- leglen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- graver
-
noun,
any of various tools for chasing, engraving, etc., as a burin.
- Glaber
-
noun,
Raoul [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), or Rudolphe [roo-dawlf] /ruˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), c990–c1050, French ecclesiastic and chronicler.
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- Gliere
-
noun,
Reinhold Moritzovich [rahyn-hawlt maw-ryi-tsuh-vyich] /ˈraɪn hɔlt ˈmɔ ryɪ tsə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, Russian composer.
- Glinka
-
noun,
Mikhail Ivanovich [mi-kah-eel i-vah-nuh-vich;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /mɪ kɑˈil ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1803–57, Russian composer.
- graben
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- Graeae
-
plural noun,
three old sea goddesses who had but one eye and one tooth among them and were the protectors of their sisters the Gorgons.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- grani-
-
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- graven
-
verb,
a past participle of grave3 .
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- gravel
-
noun,
small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- Erving
-
noun,
Julius Winfield ("Dr. J") born 1950, U.S. basketball player.
- Ervine
-
noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- leaven
-
noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- larval
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or in the form of a larva.
- gerbil
-
noun,
any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- irreg.
-
- Larkin
-
noun,
Philip, 1922–85, English poet and critic.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- brevi-
-
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Kagera
-
noun,
a river in equatorial Africa flowing into Lake Victoria from the west: the most remote headstream of the Nile. 430 miles (690 km) long.
- braker
-
noun,
Shipbuilding. mask (def 19).
- Kaleva
-
noun,
a hero and progenitor of heroes in Finnish and Estonian folk epics.
- Kalgan
-
noun,
Zhangjiakou.
- Kleber
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1753–1800, French general.
- lavage
-
noun,
a washing.
- Lavern
-
noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- enable
-
verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Nellie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Gallia
-
noun,
Latin name of Gaul.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- Nerval
-
noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- Elblag
-
noun,
a seaport in N Poland: formerly in Germany.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- liable
-
adjective,
legally responsible:
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Libava
-
noun,
Russian name of Liepāja.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Raglan
-
noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- larvae
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- barrel
-
noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- Argive
-
noun,
a native of Argos.
- Alvira
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- Angela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- Angell
-
noun,
James Rowland [roh-luh nd] /ˈroʊ lənd/ (Show IPA), 1869–1949, U.S. educator.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- Anlage
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- Arabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arable
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- Arbela
-
noun,
an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
- valine
-
noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- argali
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- Argall
-
noun,
Sir Samuel, 1572–1639, British explorer: colonial governor of Virginia 1617–19.
- Valera
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vakeel
-
noun,
a native lawyer.
- arrear
-
Idioms,
in arrears, behind or late, especially in payment:
Also, Chiefly Law, in arrear.
- arrive
-
noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- vagina
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the passage leading from the uterus to the vulva in certain female mammals. Compare oviduct.
a sheathlike part or organ.
- avenge
-
verb (used with object),
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for:
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- vagile
-
adjective,
endowed with or having freedom of movement.
- Rivera
-
noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- rivage
-
noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- Abelia
-
noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- ablare
-
adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- Abnaki
-
noun,
Abenaki.
- viable
-
adjective,
capable of living.
- Verner
-
noun,
Karl Adolph [kahrl ah-dolf] /kɑrl ˈɑ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1846–96, Danish linguist.
- Aegean
-
noun,
the. Aegean Sea.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- Vergil
-
noun,
(Publius Vergilius Maro) 70–19 b.c, Roman poet: author of The Aeneid.
- Verger
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a church official who serves as sacristan, caretaker, usher, and general attendant.
- Verein
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- allege
-
verb (used with object),
to assert without proof.
- verbal
-
noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- Veblen
-
noun,
Oswald, 1880–1960, U.S. mathematician.
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- alible
-
adjective,
nutritive; nourishing.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- varier
-
noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- alkali
-
noun,
Chemistry.
any of various bases, the hydroxides of the alkali metals and of ammonium, that neutralize acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue.
any of various other more or less active bases, as calcium hydroxide.
(not in technical use) an alkali metal.
Obsolete. any of various other compounds, as the carbonates of sodium and potassium.
- alkane
-
noun,
any member of the alkane series.
- alkene
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- alkine
-
noun,
alkyne.
- Baikal
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the Russian Federation, in S Siberia: the deepest lake in the world. 13,200 sq. mi. (34,188 sq. km); 5714 feet (1742 meters) deep.
- Braila
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- Ribera
-
noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- Bangka
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Sumatra: tin mines. 4611 sq. mi. (11,942 sq. km).
- revile
-
verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- banker
-
noun,
a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official.
- Baring
-
noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- baleen
-
noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- Balkan
-
noun,
the Balkans. Balkan States.
- reverb
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reverberate.
- Balkar
-
noun,
a member of a Sunni Muslim people living mainly in the Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic in the Russian Federation, closely related to the Karachai.
- Barker
-
noun,
an animal or person that barks.
- Barkla
-
noun,
Charles Glover [gluhv-er] /ˈglʌv ər/ (Show IPA), 1877–1944, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1917.
- reveal
-
noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- barege
-
noun,
a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
- bangle
-
noun,
a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.
- relive
-
verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- glebe
-
noun,
Also called glebe land. Chiefly British. the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- level
-
noun,
a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- algia
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- Genl.
-
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- alike
-
adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- 30-30
-
- gleba
-
noun,
the sporogenous tissue forming the central part of the sporophore in certain fungi, as in puffballs and stinkhorns.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- glave
-
noun,
glaive.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- gleek
-
noun,
an English card game for three persons played with a 44-card pack, popular from the 16th through the 18th century.
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- libel
-
noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- Given
-
noun,
an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- belga
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- anal.
-
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- ling.
-
- Galba
-
noun,
Servius Sulpicius [sur-vee-uh s suhl-pish-uh s] /ˈsɜr vi əs sʌlˈpɪʃ əs/ (Show IPA), 5? b.c.–a.d. 69, Roman emperor a.d. 68–69.
- vari-
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Gable
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- Galle
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- Gabar
-
noun,
an Iranian Zoroastrian.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- Gavin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- lign-
-
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- liken
-
verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- Geber
-
noun,
(Jabir ibn Hayyan) 8th-century a.d, Arab alchemist.
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Gavle
-
noun,
a seaport in E Sweden.
- beige
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- gavel
-
noun,
a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc., usually to signal for attention or order.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- regle
-
noun,
a groove or channel for guiding a sliding door.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Banka
-
noun,
Bangka.
- Belg.
-
- vegan
-
noun,
a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Karen
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Keble
-
noun,
John, 1792–1866, English clergyman and poet.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- laker
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- karri
-
noun,
an Australian gum tree, Eucalyptus diversicolor.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Karla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Lakin
-
noun,
Obsolete. ladykin.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- relig
-
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- bavin
-
noun,
a piece of kindling wood.
- lalia
-
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- aeri-
-
- lang.
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- knell
-
noun,
the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.
- virga
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- kiver
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
cover.
- Klein
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
- Kleve
-
noun,
German name of Cleves.
- Kline
-
noun,
Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
- knave
-
noun,
an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
- kneel
-
noun,
the action or position of kneeling.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- kraal
-
noun,
an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Krieg
-
noun,
war1 .
- kiang
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- krill
-
noun,
any of the small, pelagic, shrimplike crustaceans of the family Euphausiidae, eaten as food by certain whales.
- Kevin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Kenneth.
- kevel
-
noun,
a sturdy bit, bollard, etc., on which the heavier hawsers of a ship may be secured.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- ville
-
- Villa
-
noun,
a country residence or estate.
- label
-
noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- Kabir
-
noun,
fl. late 15th century, Hindu religious reformer.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- akebi
-
noun,
a climbing vine, Akebia quinata, of eastern Asia, bearing inconspicuous flowers and purple, edible berries, grown as an ornamental in the U.S.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- Leger
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- veni-
-
- venge
-
verb (used with object),
to avenge.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- grill
-
noun,
a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.
- Akbar
-
noun,
("the Great"; Jalal-ud-Din Mohammed) 1542–1605, Mogul emperor of India 1556–1605.
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Greek
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Greece.
- Akela
-
noun,
(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.
- grebe
-
noun,
any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
- akene
-
noun,
achene.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- grave
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- legal
-
noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Invar
-
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Agave
-
noun,
any of numerous American plants belonging to the genus Agave, of the agave family, species of which are cultivated for economic or ornamental purposes: A. arizonica, of central Arizona, is an endangered species.
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Verge
-
noun,
the edge, rim, or margin of something:
- Iran.
-
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Laval
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1883–1945, French lawyer and politician: premier 1931–32, 1935–36; premier of the Vichy government 1942–44; executed for treason 1945.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- in-lb
-
- inkle
-
noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- reni-
-
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Barak
-
noun,
a military commander who, with Deborah, destroyed the Canaanite army under Sisera. Judges 4.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Galla
-
noun,
Oromo.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Brava
-
noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- breve
-
noun,
a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- raker
-
noun,
a person or thing that rakes.
- brave
-
noun,
a brave person.
- brank
-
verb (used without object),
to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brale
-
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- brake
-
noun,
a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- Arnel
-
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- rall.
-
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- Balla
-
noun,
Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1871?–1958, Italian painter.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Brink
-
noun,
the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brill
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- Brig.
-
- Braga
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- vagal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a vagus nerve.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- Balak
-
noun,
a Moabite king who sent for Balaam to come and curse the Israelites. Num. 22–23.
- bilge
-
noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- bagel
-
noun,
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
- biker
-
noun,
a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike, especially in competition or as a hobby.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Bevin
-
noun,
Ernest, 1881–1951, British labor leader: foreign minister 1941–51.
- bevel
-
noun,
the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- Bevan
-
noun,
Aneurin [uh-nahy-ruh n] /əˈnaɪ rən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1960, British political leader: minister of health 1945–50.
- Rilke
-
noun,
Rainer Maria [rahy-nuh r mah-ree-ah] /ˈraɪ nər mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1926, Austrian poet, born in Prague.
- Baker
-
noun,
a person who bakes.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Blake
-
noun,
Hector ("Toe") 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- blink
-
noun,
an act of blinking:
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleak
-
noun,
a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blank
-
noun,
a place where something is lacking; an empty space:
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- River
-
noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- angi-
-
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- Elkin
-
noun,
Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Arab.
-
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- Naval
-
adjective,
of or relating to warships:
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Beng.
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Nebr.
-
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- Erika
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ankle
-
noun,
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- Negev
-
noun,
a partially reclaimed desert region and district in S Israel, bordering on the Sinai Peninsula. 4700 sq. mi. (12,173 sq. km). Capital: Beersheba.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- engr.
-
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Evang
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Belle
-
noun,
a woman or girl admired for her beauty and charm.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- Angl.
-
- Bella
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Isabella.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- vang
-
noun,
a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff.
- Lani
-
- lank
-
adjective,
(of plants) unduly long and slender:
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- nav.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Reg.
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- reek
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- knee
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- Virg
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- VLBI
-
- Lab.
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- riv.
-
- vil.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- Link
-
noun,
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- vin-
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- var.
-
- vill
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- viga
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- regr
-
- RIBA
-
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- Vega
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Lev.
-
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- Lib.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- NIRA
-
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Nev.
-
- NKGB
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- NLRB
-
- NRAB
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Ven.
-
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- lea.
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- lin.
-
- NEbE
-
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- rel.
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- leg.
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leek
-
noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- Rev.
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- val.
-
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Klee
-
noun,
Paul [poul;; English pawl] /paʊl;; English pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1940, Swiss painter and etcher.
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- avg.
-
- avn.
-
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- BAgE
-
- BAgr
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- bake
-
noun,
a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.
- bal.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- balk
-
noun,
a check or hindrance; defeat; disappointment.
- enl.
-
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- Eng.
-
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- Ave.
-
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- geek
-
noun,
a digital-technology expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often used disparagingly by others).
- Gill
-
noun,
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- Arg.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gave
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- arr.
-
- galv
-
- Gall
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Gal.
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Bank
-
noun,
a long pile or heap; mass:
- gink
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Bglr
-
- Biak
-
noun,
an island N of Irian Barat, in Indonesia. 948 sq. mi. (2455 sq. km).
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- bike
-
noun,
Informal.
a bicycle.
a motorbike.
a motorcycle.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brev
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- bilk
-
noun,
a cheat; swindler.
- Bell
-
noun,
a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- bin-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- blk.
-
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Birk
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with object),
birch.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- bklr
-
- 1080
-
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- bark
-
noun,
the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ELLE
-
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- bar.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- elev
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Barr
-
- beak
-
noun,
the bill of a bird; neb.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Klan
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- beek
-
noun,
Obsolete. the act of basking or warming by a fire.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ark.
-
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Kalb
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), ("Baron de Kalb") 1721–80, German general in the American Revolutionary Army.
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- aer-
-
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- agba
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, of the legume family.
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- agr.
-
- kana
-
noun,
a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.
- Ire.
-
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- inv.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inae
-
- Aire
-
- Akan
-
noun,
a language of the Kwa branch of Niger-Congo spoken in much of Ghana and parts of the Ivory Coast.
- Ill.
-
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- akee
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- kiva
-
noun,
a large chamber, often wholly or partly underground, in a Pueblo Indian village, used for religious ceremonies and other purposes.
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- King
-
noun,
a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- Kiln
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- Kiev
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- kibe
-
noun,
a chapped or ulcerated chilblain, especially on the heel.
- AAEE
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Kerr
-
noun,
Clark, 1911–2003, U.S. educator: president of the University of California 1958–67.
- kang
-
noun,
(especially in northern Chinese houses) a masonry or earthen platform at one end of a room, heated in winter by fires underneath and spread with mats for sleeping.
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- kerb
-
noun, verb (used with object),
curb (defs 1, 15).
- abl.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- abr.
-
- Keen
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- Keel
-
noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- kava
-
noun,
a Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum, of the pepper family, the aromatic roots of which are used to make an intoxicating beverage.
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- ile-
-
- bkg.
-
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- all-
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Alb.
-
- iana
-
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- IAEA
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- alk.
-
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Arak
-
noun,
arrack.
- give
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- ible
-
- Alg.
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Ala.
-
- ign.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- AAE
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- Aar
-
- BIE
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- REA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- bi-
-
- BeV
-
- AKA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- av.
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- RBI
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- VLA
-
- ab-
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ag-
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- AIA
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANG
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Avi
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ae.
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- AEA
-
- veg
-
noun,
a vegetable.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- RNA
-
- a-v
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RNR
-
- Va.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Bav
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- abn
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Ver
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Br.
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- bl.
-
- abv
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- VGA
-
- vb.
-
- be-
-
- RGB
-
- EEG
-
- bk.
-
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- glb
-
- Gr.
-
- GRB
-
- gre
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LGk
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ib.
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- IBN
-
- ier
-
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- il-
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- LLB
-
- ll.
-
- BLA
-
- gi.
-
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- gl.
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- GeV
-
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- lv.
-
- La.
-
- Keg
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Ker
-
- Kev
-
- KGB
-
- kVA
-
- Keb
-
noun,
Geb.
- KIA
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- kr.
-
- kil
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- kn.
-
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- Ir.
-
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- Kan
-
- IRL
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- KBE
-
- kg.
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ka-
-
- kab
-
noun,
cab2 .
- Kal
-
- LNG
-
- GBE
-
- eir
-
- NIA
-
- NEA
-
- BVE
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Eg.
-
- EKG
-
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- NGk
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- NbE
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- nik
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- EbN
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- Re.
-
- ne-
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NBA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ble
-
- BLL
-
- Bn.
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- BRE
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- BVA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- env
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Ga.
-
- NAA
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- ERV
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- evg
-
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- EAA
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- BG
-
- RN
-
- L1
-
- KB
-
- VL
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- L2
-
- L.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- EV
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- KV
-
- VR
-
- NI
-
- GB
-
- NG
-
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- NB
-
- ln
-
- VI
-
- G.
-
- VG
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- V.
-
- RV
-
- LR
-
- N.
-
- gv
-
- Gk
-
- RI
-
- le
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- K.
-
- R.
-
- NV
-
- NL
-
- Eb
-
- AK
-
- GN
-
- B-
-
- IG
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- i.
-
- rg
-
- VN
-