Anagrams of incidentals
Word incidentals has
1120 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of incidentals.
- ice-island
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noun,
a tabular iceberg in the arctic region.
- incidental
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noun,
something incidental, as a circumstance.
- anticlines
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- indicants
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noun,
something that indicates; indicator.
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- disentail
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verb (used with object),
to free (an estate) from entail.
- identical
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adjective,
similar or alike in every way:
- anticline
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- indicates
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- actinides
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- incident
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noun,
an individual occurrence or event.
- dainties
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noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- annelids
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noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- idealist
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noun,
a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist.
Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- Dilantin
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- indicate
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- adenitis
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noun,
lymphadenitis.
- indicant
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noun,
something that indicates; indicator.
- indicans
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noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- anilines
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- inclines
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noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- inclined
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noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- catslide
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noun,
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- scandent
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adjective,
climbing, as a plant.
- lindanes
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Isenland
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noun,
(in the Nibelungenlied) the country of Brunhild, usually identified with Iceland.
- sanidine
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noun,
a glassy, often transparent variety of orthoclase in which sodium may replace as much as 50 percent of the potassium: forms phenocrysts in some igneous rocks.
- distance
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noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- stand-in
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noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- ctenidia
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noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- actinide
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- Leninist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- dialect
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noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- distain
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verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- identic
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adjective,
identical.
- discant
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noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- linnets
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- candles
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- aniline
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- anilide
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noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- dilates
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- lindies
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noun,
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- lindens
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noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- delicts
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noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- candent
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adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- calends
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noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- deltaic
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adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- details
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- descant
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noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- dentins
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noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- dentils
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noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- annelid
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noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- nascent
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adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- dentals
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- sainted
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Iceland
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noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Delicia
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noun,
a female given name.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- inlands
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noun,
the interior part of a country.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- in-line
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adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- instead
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Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- dailies
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noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- intends
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verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- intens.
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- intines
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- lectins
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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.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- tineids
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noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- citadel
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noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Landini
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), c1325–97, Italian organist and composer.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- incised
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adjective,
cut into:
- indents
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noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- 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.
- decants
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- lindane
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- indican
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noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- indices
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noun,
a plural of index.
- Alcides
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noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- Decalin
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- incline
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noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- indicts
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verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- inedita
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plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- indites
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verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- decant
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- dicast
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noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- cleans
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- clinid
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noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- scaled
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Delian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- delist
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verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- dental
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Danite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- denti-
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- dentil
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noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- deasil
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adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- Daniel
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noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- dances
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- dentin
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noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- delict
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noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- desalt
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verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- sendal
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noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- decals
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- sennit
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- sialid
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noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- Sendai
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noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- nicads
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- inline
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noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- inside
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noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- inland
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noun,
the interior part of a country.
- intend
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verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- inlaid
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noun,
inlaid work.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- indite
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verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Indies
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noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- indict
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verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- indic.
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- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- intine
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- indent
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noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- ladies
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noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- latins
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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.
- Landis
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noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Landes
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noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lectin
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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.
- ladens
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adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Lidice
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noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Island
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noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- lidias
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noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Indian
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noun,
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- indecl
-
- Sandie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- elints
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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.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- niacin
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- elands
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noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- salted
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noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- distil
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verb (used with or without object),
distill.
- distal
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adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Iletin
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- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Linden
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noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- iliads
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noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Linnet
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- ideals
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noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Nadine
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noun,
a female given name.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- actin-
-
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centi-
-
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- tinned
-
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.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- talcs
-
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.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- anti-
-
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- encl.
-
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- natl.
-
- ante-
-
- 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.
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Icel.
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- IATSE
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- nails
-
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.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- lact-
-
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acnes
-
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.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Ital.
-
- tiles
-
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.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- istic
-
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- licet
-
- acet-
-
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- 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.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 30-30
-
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- tiled
-
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.
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- 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.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- alti-
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- incas
-
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.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- aden-
-
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- inst.
-
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- init.
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Tenn.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Scand
-
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- decl.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- deci-
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deca-
-
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Cant.
-
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- dial.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- desc.
-
- edit.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- dent.
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- cine-
-
- cidal
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clase
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- seti-
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- cent.
-
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- sect.
-
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- 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.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- incl.
-
- dict.
-
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- disc.
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- dist.
-
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- sanit
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- NTIA
-
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- std.
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- teas
-
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.
- 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):
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lea.
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Ste.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- sld.
-
- NASD
-
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- lit.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- 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.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Ltd.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- SLIC
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitD
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- sec.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- 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.
- lin.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- NDSL
-
- NDAC
-
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- NCTE
-
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 1080
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
- EDTA
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- ect-
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- asc-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ANSI
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ant.
-
- est.
-
- Esd.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Ens.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- enc.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Dec.
-
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- DCNL
-
- Den.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- dat.
-
- Danl
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- cide
-
- dis-
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Din.
-
- cit.
-
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- cis-
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dia-
-
- Lat.
-
- Ind.
-
- enl.
-
- ands
-
- intl
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AInd
-
- int.
-
- itis
-
- ins.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- IndE
-
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- AISI
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- lacs
-
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).
- ACLS
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- ile-
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ance
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Alis
-
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- cts.
-
- Ald.
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- 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.
- cle
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- TAL
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ANC
-
- ct.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ca.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- cs.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- al.
-
- CLI
-
- TLC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- TSE
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- CSA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- CNS
-
- CNN
-
- ACS
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CAI
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ast
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CED
-
- CEA
-
- SLE
-
- CDT
-
- 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.
- SLA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- STL
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ASN
-
- TIA
-
- AIS
-
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.
- DCL
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- CIE
-
- ALC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- TID
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIA
-
- AIC
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- STI
-
- cl.
-
- di.
-
- DSC
-
- IAS
-
- NAD
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- in.
-
- ne-
-
- NES
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- NDE
-
- id.
-
- Esc
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ESL
-
- ETS
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- ics
-
- ILS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NIA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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).
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LSD
-
- LDC
-
- Ld.
-
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LCD
-
- LCA
-
- Lt.
-
- LDS
-
- ine
-
- Isl
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ise
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- ist
-
- La.
-
- ITA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ITC
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ite
-
- Les
-
- 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:
- ESA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- DSA
-
- DIL
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DLC
-
- DLS
-
- DNA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- DST
-
- sc.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- SAE
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DET
-
- ean
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- DAE
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SED
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- se-
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- ScD
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- TSI
-
- EDC
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ed.
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EDT
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- EIS
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NNE
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- sd.
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TL
-
- L1
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- L2
-
- CE
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TN
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- 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.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- D.
-
- TD
-
- t.
-
- le
-
- SN
-
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- ln
-
- SA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TC
-
- NC
-
- EI
-
- ND
-
- NI
-
- LC
-
- S.
-
- DN
-
- NL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ic
-
- 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.
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SL
-
- dl
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.