Anagrams of Heraclitean
Word Heraclitean has
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- chatelain
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noun,
a castellan.
- interlace
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- Claretian
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noun,
a member of the “Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” founded in Spain in 1849, and devoted chiefly to missionary work.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- ecarinate
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adjective,
having no carina or keel.
- Centralia
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noun,
a city in central Illinois.
- Catherine
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noun,
a female given name.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- heretical
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- heritance
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noun,
inheritance.
- trachelia
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noun,
(in classical architecture) any member between the hypotrachelium and the capital of a column.
- lacerate
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adjective,
lacerated.
- echinate
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adjective,
bristly; prickly.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Cathleen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Catherine.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- leachate
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noun,
a solution resulting from leaching, as of soluble constituents from soil, landfill, etc., by downward percolating ground water:
- alienate
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verb (used with object),
to make indifferent or hostile:
- teach-in
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- Alicante
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noun,
a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- Rhaetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- Charente
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noun,
a department in W France. 2306 sq. mi. (5975 sq. km). Capital: Angoulême.
- ethnical
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adjective,
ethnic.
- Charlene
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- leathern
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adjective,
made of leather.
- tailrace
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- Charline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Thracian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Thrace.
- Chretien
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noun,
Jean, born 1934, Canadian politician: prime minister 1993–2003.
- tracheal
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adjective,
Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or connected with the trachea or tracheae.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- laitance
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- analcite
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- Calanthe
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noun,
any of various tropical and subtropical orchids of the genus Calanthe, having racemes of white, reddish, or yellow flowers.
- Heraclea
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noun,
an ancient city in S Italy, near the Gulf of Taranto: Roman defeat 280 b.c.
- Nathalie
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noun,
a female given name.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- acierate
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- herniate
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verb (used without object),
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- atherine
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noun,
an atherine fish.
- Hartline
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noun,
Haldan Keffer [hawl-duh n kef-er] /ˈhɔl dən ˈkɛf ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–83, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- Theiler
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noun,
Max, 1899–1972, South African medical scientist, in the U.S. after 1922: Nobel Prize in medicine 1951.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- Athenai
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noun,
Greek name of Athens.
- charnel
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noun,
a repository for dead bodies.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- chanter
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noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- teacher
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noun,
a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- Archean
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to rocks of the Archeozoic portion of the Precambrian Era.
- Charlie
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- archit.
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- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Carlita
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noun,
a female given name.
- archine
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noun,
arshin.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Teheran
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943.
- Catalin
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- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- centri-
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- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- heretic
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noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- earthen
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adjective,
composed of earth.
- cheater
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- hearten
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verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- hectare
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noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- hetaera
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noun,
a highly cultured courtesan or concubine, especially in ancient Greece.
- hetaira
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noun,
hetaera.
- neither
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pronoun,
not either; not one person or the other; not one thing or the other:
- inhaler
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noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- ethical
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adjective,
pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- inthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Lacerta
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noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- Lachine
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noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- leather
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noun,
the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- ethanal
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noun,
acetaldehyde.
- chelate
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noun,
Chemistry. a chelate compound.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Chenier
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noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- cithara
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noun,
kithara.
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- earache
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noun,
pain in the ear; otalgia.
- Antheil
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noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- Rhetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- Rhaetia
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noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- elaenia
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noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- electr-
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- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- enthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- Arachne
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noun,
a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider for her presumption.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- Acrilan
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- acerate
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- therein
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adverb,
in or into that place or thing.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- tranche
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noun,
Finance.
one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment:
a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Alethia
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of truth.
- trehala
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noun,
an edible, sugary substance secreted by certain Asiatic beetles of the genus Larinus, forming their pupal covering.
- therian
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noun,
a therian animal.
- Alethea
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “truth.”.
- trachle
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noun,
an exhausting effort, especially walking or working.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- trachea
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- theriac
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- actinal
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adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- anelace
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noun,
a short sword having a double-edged blade tapering sharply to a point: worn by civilians from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
- recti-
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- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- actin-
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- Centre
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Tarlac
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noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- cerat-
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- inarch
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- nether
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adjective,
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- chaeta
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noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Neilah
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noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- centr-
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- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- catena
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noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- inter.
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- Cathar
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noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- Cather
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noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Altair
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Cathie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Altaic
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noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- inhere
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verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- centi-
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- inhale
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verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- ethine
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noun,
acetylene.
- richen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Richet
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noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- techie
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noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- chaine
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- Center
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- incher
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noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- chalet
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noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- chiral
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adjective,
(of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
- halter
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noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- helic-
-
- chital
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noun,
axis deer.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Helena
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noun,
Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
- Harlan
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noun,
John Marshall, 1833–1911, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1877–1911.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- hartal
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noun,
(in India) a closing of shops and stopping of work, especially as a form of passive resistance.
- Thrace
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noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- halite
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noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Hecate
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noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- Heater
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noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Thrale
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noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- thrice
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adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- healer
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Ranchi
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noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Rachel
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noun,
Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
- racial
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adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Charta
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noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- acetal
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- Tanach
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noun,
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or Neviim, and the Hagiographa or Ketuvim, taken as a whole.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Chelan
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Alaric
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noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- ethane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- enter-
-
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- elect.
-
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- trich-
-
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- lather
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Thalia
-
noun,
the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- intra-
-
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Athena
-
noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- Anhalt
-
noun,
a former state in central Germany, now part of Saxony-Anhalt.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- Lenaea
-
noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- lecher
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- archi-
-
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- archil
-
noun,
orchil.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- archt.
-
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- thence
-
adverb,
from that place:
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Ithaca
-
noun,
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
Greek Itháki.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- rhinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nose; nasal.
- anarch
-
noun,
anarchist.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Althea
-
noun,
the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Aachen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: coronation city of German kings 936–1531.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- reni-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Recit
-
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- rect.
-
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- lahar
-
noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- Latah
-
noun,
a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.
- lact-
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Lith.
-
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Ital.
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- 30-30
-
- lect.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- licet
-
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lethe
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- acet-
-
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- heli-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Helen
-
noun,
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- hect-
-
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- hier-
-
- nitr-
-
- Iran.
-
- incr.
-
- intr.
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- incl.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- aceae
-
- natl.
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Icel.
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neth.
-
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- encl.
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Cath.
-
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cata-
-
- tele-
-
- Alta.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- alti-
-
- anal.
-
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- anat.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cent.
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- char-
-
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- cert.
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- tech.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Arnel
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- arith
-
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- arche
-
- Arch.
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- anth-
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Cant.
-
- tera-
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Calah
-
noun,
Biblical name of Kalakh.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- crit.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- rhin-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- ante-
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- rhet.
-
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- cine-
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Chin.
-
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- NTIA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- NIRA
-
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- NCAA
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- tanh
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- the-
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- tel-
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- tchr
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Neh.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NCTE
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- ter.
-
- thi-
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rit.
-
- tri-
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Nah.
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- ten.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- NACA
-
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 1080
-
- tRNA
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- hal-
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- art.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- crat
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Can.
-
- her.
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- ect-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Chal
-
- Chr.
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- ctr.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- CERN
-
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- enl.
-
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- cet-
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- atic
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- AAEE
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Ire.
-
- intl
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Aire
-
- int.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- inae
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ACTH
-
- acea
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Lani
-
- Ala.
-
- Inc.
-
- ile-
-
- alt.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- iana
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- ance
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ant.
-
- IAEA
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- IATA
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Ice.
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- ical
-
- lea.
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- cle
-
- ac-
-
- CLR
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- CLI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TRH
-
- Ar.
-
- AIA
-
- TCA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- an.
-
- AAE
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Aar
-
- CIA
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- al.
-
- CIE
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAL
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ca.
-
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- ch.
-
- th-
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ATC
-
- ANC
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- THC
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TIA
-
- ae.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AEA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AEC
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- TLC
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- AHL
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- AIC
-
- CEA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AHE
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- NIA
-
- in.
-
- NEC
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NHL
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NEA
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- NIH
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ht.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- HRE
-
- CRT
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ne-
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LCT
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lt.
-
- ine
-
- La.
-
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- ltr
-
- NAA
-
- ite
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- INH
-
- Re.
-
- eir
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ERT
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ene
-
- en-
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ETR
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- RNA
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Ehr
-
- hr.
-
- RCA
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- HCR
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCN
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- RCT
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- EI
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- ee
-
- CE
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- R.
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RH
-
- LH
-
- t.
-
- le
-
- RI
-
- T1
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NL
-
- LC
-
- i.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ic
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TC
-
- RN
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L.
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- TL
-
- NH
-
- TN
-
- LR
-
- ln
-
- HL
-