Anagrams of griseofulvin
Word griseofulvin has
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- viniferous
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adjective,
suitable for or used in winemaking:
- revulsion
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noun,
a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike:
- figurines
-
noun,
a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette.
- glorifies
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verb (used with object),
to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- fluorines
-
noun,
the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
- silvering
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noun,
the act or process of coating with silver or a substance resembling silver.
- religious
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noun,
a member of a religious order, congregation, etc.; a monk, friar, or nun.
- florigens
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noun,
a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.
- religion
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noun,
a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- foulings
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noun,
an encrusted deposit, especially on a submerged object, as the hull of a ship.
- ligroins
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noun,
a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- grievous
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adjective,
causing grief or great sorrow:
- furlongs
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noun,
a unit of distance, equal to 220 yards (201 meters) or ⅛ mile (0.2 km). Abbreviation: fur.
- ligneous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- Riesling
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noun,
Horticulture.
a variety of grape.
the vine bearing this grape, grown in Europe and California.
- virgules
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noun,
a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur:
- loungers
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noun,
a person or thing that lounges.
- riflings
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noun,
the act or process of cutting spiral grooves in a gun barrel, pipe, etc.
- uglifies
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verb (used with object),
to make ugly.
- figurine
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noun,
a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette.
- evulsion
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noun,
the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction.
- Ferguson
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noun,
a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- revision
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noun,
the act or work of revising.
- seignior
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noun,
a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- fusilier
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noun,
a member of a British regiment formerly armed with fusils.
- florigen
-
noun,
a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.
- souvenir
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noun,
a usually small and relatively inexpensive article given, kept, or purchased as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.; memento.
- gunfires
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noun,
the firing of a gun or guns.
- olivines
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of a group of magnesium iron silicates, (Mg,Fe) 2 SiO 4 , occurring in olive-green to gray-green masses as an important constituent of basic igneous rocks.
- veilings
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noun,
an act of covering with or as if with a veil.
- infusive
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adjective,
capable of infusing; inspiring.
- flingers
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noun,
a person or thing that flings.
- fluorine
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noun,
the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
- rulings
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noun,
an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law.
- unveils
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verb (used with object),
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal:
- version
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noun,
a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
- forgive
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verb (used with object),
to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- veiling
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noun,
an act of covering with or as if with a veil.
- ligures
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noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- ligroin
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noun,
a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- fouling
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noun,
an encrusted deposit, especially on a submerged object, as the hull of a ship.
- igneous
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adjective,
Geology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
- Vilnius
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Lithuania, in the SE part: formerly in the Soviet Union and earlier in Poland.
- lingers
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- ignores
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- lingoes
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noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- serving
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that serves.
- rifling
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noun,
the act or process of cutting spiral grooves in a gun barrel, pipe, etc.
- gunfire
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noun,
the firing of a gun or guns.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- signore
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noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- rovings
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noun,
a soft strand of fiber that has been twisted, attenuated, and freed of foreign matter preparatory to its conversion into yarn.
- firings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that fires.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- velours
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noun,
a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
- rousing
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noun,
a rousing.
- signior
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noun,
signor.
- fingers
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noun,
any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- isogriv
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noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points of uniform grid variation.
- ivories
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noun,
the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- flinger
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noun,
a person or thing that flings.
- silvern
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adjective,
made of or like silver.
- foreign
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adjective,
of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native:
- rilievo
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noun,
relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- filings
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plural noun,
particles removed by a file.
- grovels
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verb (used without object),
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- fleuron
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noun,
a floral motif, as one used as a terminal point or in a decorative series on an object.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- figures
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noun,
a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- ingulfs
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verb (used with object),
engulf.
- isoline
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noun,
isogram.
- Furlong
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noun,
a unit of distance, equal to 220 yards (201 meters) or ⅛ mile (0.2 km). Abbreviation: fur.
- governs
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verb (used with object),
to rule over by right of authority:
- surfing
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noun,
the act or sport of riding the surf, as on a surfboard.
- glories
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noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- louvers
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noun,
any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.
- louvres
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noun,
a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.
- surveil
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verb (used with object),
to place under surveillance.
- engulfs
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verb (used with object),
to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge:
- girl-os
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Lugones
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noun,
Leopoldo [le-aw-pawl-daw] /ˌlɛ ɔˈpɔl dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, Argentine poet and diplomat.
- surgeon
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noun,
a physician who specializes in surgery.
- lungers
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noun,
a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- eloigns
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- louring
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adjective,
lowering.
- ourself
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pronoun,
one's own person, individuality, etc., considered as private and apart from others:
- soilure
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noun,
a stain.
- nervous
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adjective,
highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive:
- songful
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adjective,
abounding in song; melodious.
- olivine
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of a group of magnesium iron silicates, (Mg,Fe) 2 SiO 4 , occurring in olive-green to gray-green masses as an important constituent of basic igneous rocks.
- Olivier
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noun,
Laurence (Kerr) [kur;; British kahr,, kair] /kɜr;; British kɑr,, kɛər/ (Show IPA), (Baron Olivier of Brighton) 1907–89, English actor and director.
- fungoes
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noun,
(in practice sessions) a ball tossed into the air by the batter and struck as it comes down.
- niveous
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adjective,
resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy.
- sulfone
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds containing the bivalent group –SO 2 –, united with two hydrocarbon groups.
- Volsung
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noun,
a grandson of Odin and the father of Sigmund and Signy.
- olefins
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- Ogilvie
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noun,
John, 1797–1867, Scottish lexicographer.
- virions
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noun,
the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
- florins
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noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- lounges
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noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- frivols
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verb (used with object),
to spend frivolously (usually followed by away):
- envious
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adjective,
full of, feeling, or expressing envy:
- longies
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noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- fringes
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noun,
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- Goneril
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.
- unifies
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become a single unit; unite:
- glovers
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noun,
a person who makes or sells gloves.
- sirloin
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noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- Slinger
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noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- virgule
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noun,
a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur:
- livings
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noun,
the act or condition of a person or thing that lives:
- lounger
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noun,
a person or thing that lounges.
- senufo
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noun,
a member of a group of indigenous people of Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso, known for their music and art.
- gerous
-
- Gursel
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noun,
Cemal [je-mahl] /dʒɛˈmɑl/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Turkish army officer and statesman: president 1961–66.
- govern
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verb (used with object),
to rule over by right of authority:
- soling
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noun,
pitching.
- Fuseli
-
noun,
(John) Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli) 1741–1825, English painter, illustrator, and essayist; born in Switzerland.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- grilse
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noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- servo-
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- fusion
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noun,
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- genous
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- genius
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noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- Singer
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- gunsel
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noun,
a criminal armed with a gun.
- gonifs
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noun,
ganef.
- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- goners
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noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- sinful
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adjective,
characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked:
- grouse
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noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- grovel
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verb (used without object),
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- givens
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noun,
an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
- Glover
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noun,
a person who makes or sells gloves.
- Groves
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noun,
Leslie Richard, 1896–1970, U.S. general.
- Snefru
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noun,
flourished c2920 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.
- groins
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noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- single
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- snivel
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noun,
weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
- gluons
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- sliver
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noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- girl-o
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Grison
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noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- Silver
-
noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- sloven
-
noun,
a person who is habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness in dress, appearance, etc.
- girlie
-
noun,
Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- soigne
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adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- gofers
-
noun,
an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
- gruels
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noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- gloves
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noun,
a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- lovers
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- Louvre
-
noun,
a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.
- louver
-
noun,
any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.
- regius
-
adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- Lounge
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noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- Loring
-
noun,
a male given name.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- longi-
-
- longes
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noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Loving
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- ovules
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noun,
Botany.
a rudimentary seed.
the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- neurol
-
- oilers
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Nivose
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noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- Oliver
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noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- neuro-
-
- ovines
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- origin
-
noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- lungis
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- lunges
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- lunger
-
noun,
a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.
- renvoi
-
noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- livres
-
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.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- roving
-
noun,
a soft strand of fiber that has been twisted, attenuated, and freed of foreign matter preparatory to its conversion into yarn.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ireful
-
adjective,
full of intense anger; wrathful.
- rugose
-
adjective,
having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- ruling
-
noun,
an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- rouges
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- inorg.
-
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- ingulf
-
verb (used with object),
engulf.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- infuse
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- Seguin
-
noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- Irvine
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- living
-
noun,
the act or condition of a person or thing that lives:
- ligno-
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- livers
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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.
- livens
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- ligure
-
noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- ligni-
-
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- lignes
-
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.
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- lifers
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- rifles
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- Levins
-
noun,
lightning.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- rising
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Irving
-
noun,
Sir Henry (John Henry Brodribb) 1838–1905, English actor.
- guiles
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- frivol
-
verb (used with object),
to spend frivolously (usually followed by away):
- virion
-
noun,
the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- fivers
-
noun,
a five-dollar bill.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- unveil
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal:
- ferous
-
- violin
-
noun,
the treble instrument of the family of modern bowed instruments, held nearly horizontal by the player's arm with the lower part supported against the collarbone or shoulder.
- Fergus
-
noun,
Irish Legend. one of the great warrior kings of Ulster.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- vigors
-
noun,
active strength or force.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- fliers
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- unrove
-
adjective,
withdrawn from a block, thimble, etc.
- feigns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- virgos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Virgin, a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica.
- Visine
-
- unlive
-
verb (used with object),
to undo or reverse (past life, experiences, etc.):
- flours
-
noun,
the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- Florin
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- engulf
-
verb (used with object),
to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge:
- flori-
-
- Flores
-
noun,
flower (def 11).
- fringe
-
noun,
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- vinous
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing wine.
- vision
-
noun,
the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- flongs
-
noun,
the material of which a stereotype mold is made.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- urino-
-
- unrigs
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- virile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly:
- vigils
-
noun,
wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping.
- forges
-
noun,
a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
- fluors
-
- Furies
-
noun,
unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
- finger
-
noun,
any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- venous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein.
- fogies
-
noun,
an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, especially one who is intellectually dull (usually preceded by old):
- ervils
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- vireos
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Virgil
-
noun,
Vergil.
- V-sign
-
noun,
a sign of victory formed by the raised index and middle fingers.
- fungi-
-
- figure
-
noun,
a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- firing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that fires.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- velour
-
noun,
a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
- Virgin
-
noun,
a person who has never had sexual intercourse.
- fugles
-
verb (used without object),
to act as a guide or model.
- Vergil
-
noun,
(Publius Vergilius Maro) 70–19 b.c, Roman poet: author of The Aeneid.
- vogues
-
noun,
something in fashion, as at a particular time:
- voiles
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Erving
-
noun,
Julius Winfield ("Dr. J") born 1950, U.S. basketball player.
- Euro-
-
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- relig
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- 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.
- viols
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- reni-
-
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- reins
-
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.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- logue
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- 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.
- furls
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- levo-
-
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- filos
-
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- rings
-
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.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Venus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty.
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Legis
-
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- vino-
-
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- ling.
-
- feign
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- Vigor
-
noun,
active strength or force.
- 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.
- lign-
-
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- vigil
-
noun,
wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping.
- vini-
-
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- neur-
-
- vogue
-
noun,
something in fashion, as at a particular time:
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- nevus
-
noun,
any congenital anomaly of the skin, including moles and various types of birthmarks.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- vogie
-
adjective,
conceited; proud.
- Vogel
-
noun,
Sir Julius, 1835–99, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1873–75, 1876.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- orig.
-
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Oreg.
-
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- ogive
-
noun,
Architecture.
a diagonal vaulting rib.
a pointed arch.
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- vouge
-
noun,
an axlike, shafted weapon having a curved blade tapering to a point at the top, used by foot soldiers in the 14th century and after.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- vols.
-
- olig-
-
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- voles
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Vogul
-
noun,
Mansi.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- ergo-
-
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- 30-30
-
- Virgo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Virgin, a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- ivies
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Longs
-
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- over-
-
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- overs
-
noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- lungs
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- lungi
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- lunge
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- Luing
-
noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- ovule
-
noun,
Botany.
a rudimentary seed.
the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
- engr.
-
- virus
-
noun,
an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
- luges
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- Luger
-
- refl.
-
- 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.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- loves
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- surv.
-
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- Given
-
noun,
an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- gules
-
noun,
the tincture red.
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- guiro
-
noun,
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
- Guin.
-
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- guile
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Serov
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- fugle
-
verb (used without object),
to act as a guide or model.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- surg.
-
- fuels
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- sero-
-
- flues
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- flung
-
noun,
an act of flinging.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- frugs
-
noun,
a dance deriving from the twist.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Urgel
-
noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- flour
-
noun,
the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Vulg.
-
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- gonif
-
noun,
ganef.
- Univ.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Freon
-
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- golfs
-
noun,
a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having natural or artificial obstacles, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.
- glues
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- frigs
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- gofer
-
noun,
an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- gluon
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- slung
-
noun,
a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- gruel
-
noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- fore-
-
- forel
-
noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- forge
-
noun,
a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
- Grove
-
noun,
a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth:
- Forli
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- Grofe
-
noun,
Ferde [fur-dee] /ˈfɜr di/ (Show IPA), (Ferdinand Rudolf von Grofé) 1892–1972, U.S. composer.
- glove
-
noun,
a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
- sing.
-
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- fouls
-
noun,
foot rot.
- uglis
-
- grief
-
noun,
keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- fours
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- Sino-
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- ileo-
-
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- fiver
-
noun,
a five-dollar bill.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- self-
-
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- Genl.
-
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- fires
-
- fives
-
noun,
a game resembling handball, played on a court having a front wall and two side walls.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- veni-
-
- roves
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- fungo
-
noun,
(in practice sessions) a ball tossed into the air by the batter and struck as it comes down.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- sulfo
-
adjective,
containing the sulfo group; sulfonic.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fusil
-
noun,
a light flintlock musket.
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- sulf-
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Fris.
-
- Fleur
-
noun,
a female given name.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- flor.
-
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- flogs
-
verb (used with object),
to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- fling
-
noun,
an act of flinging.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- flong
-
noun,
the material of which a stereotype mold is made.
- solve
-
verb (used with object),
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
- insol
-
- geol.
-
- Sol.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- slug
-
noun,
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- soln
-
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- org.
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- Vul.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- UNEF
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- ugli
-
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- VLSI
-
- ole-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sur-
-
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Soni
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- vugs
-
noun,
a small cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- vers
-
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- vel.
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Vigo
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jean Almereyda) 1905–34, French film director.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- vil.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- vin-
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Veno
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- riv.
-
- Ven.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- 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.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- 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.
- ovi-
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Virg
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- uro-
-
- Reg.
-
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- ref.
-
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- uni-
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Rev.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- 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.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rel.
-
- serv
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Sig.
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- 1080
-
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- leg.
-
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fol.
-
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Fong
-
noun,
Hiram L(eong) [lee-awng,, -ong] /liˈɔŋ,, -ˈɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1907–2004, U.S. lawyer and senator from Hawaii 1959–77.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- for.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- foul
-
noun,
something that is foul.
- Four
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- ious
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- FRGS
-
- Fri.
-
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- inv.
-
- five
-
noun,
a cardinal number, four plus one.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- lin.
-
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- flog
-
verb (used with object),
to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- ins.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- gro.
-
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- gres
-
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gov.
-
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- gon-
-
- golf
-
noun,
a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having natural or artificial obstacles, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Gifu
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan.
- give
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gen.
-
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- fuel
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- INRI
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- FROG
-
noun,
any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Frs.
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- infl
-
- Inf.
-
- FRSL
-
- frug
-
noun,
a dance deriving from the twist.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- Gulf
-
noun,
a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
- fuge
-
- fugs
-
noun,
stale air, especially the humid, warm, ill-smelling air of a crowded room, kitchen, etc.
- ign.
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Fuls
-
noun,
Fulani.
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- fur.
-
- furl
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- guvs
-
noun,
term of address used to a man, especially by a younger man, boy, employee, or social inferior.
- guls
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- flue
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- eous
-
- Ens.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Nev.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Fin.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- ergs
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eso-
-
- Eur.
-
- luvs
-
noun,
love.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enl.
-
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Nov.
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- Eng.
-
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- neo-
-
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- ferv
-
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- fig.
-
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- log-
-
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- lugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- evg
-
- FIO
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- vog
-
noun,
air pollution containing gases and particles from a volcanic eruption combined with moisture from fog to create an unpleasant atmospheric cloud.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- vo.
-
- ESL
-
- EIS
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- gi.
-
- USN
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- suf
-
- VLF
-
- SUG
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- fo.
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Eg.
-
- vug
-
noun,
a small cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals.
- eo-
-
- VOR
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- ef-
-
- efl
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- GeV
-
- vol
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Ges
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Ver
-
- eir
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- eu-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- uns
-
- ur-
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Une
-
- Frl
-
- ung
-
- USO
-
- FOS
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- ure
-
- vs.
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- FRG
-
- UNO
-
- USV
-
- USR
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERV
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- veg
-
noun,
a vegetable.
- en-
-
- fog
-
noun,
a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility.
Compare ice fog, mist, smog.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- ESU
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- ful
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Fl.
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- fug
-
noun,
stale air, especially the humid, warm, ill-smelling air of a crowded room, kitchen, etc.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ESR
-
- fgn
-
- FSR
-
- VFR
-
- flu
-
noun,
influenza.
- SVR
-
- env
-
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- EOF
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- SOF
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Lif
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LNG
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LSI
-
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Re.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lg.
-
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ISV
-
- IUS
-
- ROI
-
- ROG
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- SNU
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Les
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- ov-
-
- IRS
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NLF
-
- OLG
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- OIr
-
- nr.
-
- ONI
-
- NSU
-
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OSF
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ONF
-
- ONR
-
- lv.
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- NSF
-
- ne-
-
- ose
-
- Orv
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ons
-
- NES
-
- NFL
-
- NFS
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Rs.
-
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- ine
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- in.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- IRO
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ier
-
- io-
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- guv
-
noun,
term of address used to a man, especially by a younger man, boy, employee, or social inferior.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- NUL
-
- ing
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- gl.
-
- SLR
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- SLE
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- grf
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- GSR
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- RSE
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IRL
-
- IOU
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- Ir.
-
- IOF
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- So.
-
- ior
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RSV
-
- se-
-
- SRO
-
- VL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- fn
-
- le
-
- NL
-
- L1
-
- gv
-
- GU
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- L2
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- VN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NV
-
- VU
-
- EI
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OG
-
- EV
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SN
-
- RU
-
- GN
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SU
-
- L.
-
- ol
-
- RO
-
- rg
-
- V.
-
- LF
-
- RN
-
- SG
-
- fg
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- SL
-
- VF
-
- LR
-
- UL
-
- S.
-
- UI
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- SV
-
- ln
-
- U.
-
- UV
-
- RF
-
- RI
-
- R.
-
- VG
-
- NI
-
- i.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SF
-
- VI
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- VR
-
- NG
-
- FE
-
- NF
-
- N.
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IG
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- RV
-
- FV
-
- G.
-