Anagrams of inclosures
Word inclosures has
821 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of inclosures.
- inclosure
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noun,
enclosure.
- crossline
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noun,
a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points:
- seclusion
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noun,
an act of secluding:
- Cornelius
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251–253.
- reclusion
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noun,
the condition or life of a recluse.
- coinsures
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- neurosis
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noun,
Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- incloses
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- elusions
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- uncloses
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- coulisse
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noun,
a timber or the like having a groove for guiding a sliding panel.
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- counsels
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- resinous
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adjective,
full of or containing resin.
- clonuses
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- leucosis
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noun,
leukosis.
- soilures
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noun,
a stain.
- sclerous
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adjective,
hard; firm; bony.
- sucrose
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noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- eslisor
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noun,
elisor.
- Silenus
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noun,
a forest spirit, sometimes referred to as the oldest of the satyrs and the foster father, teacher, and companion of Dionysus: often represented as a bearded old man.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- Silures
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- sunrise
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noun,
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
- closure
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noun,
the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Roscius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), c126–c62 b.c, Roman actor.
- Corliss
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noun,
George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- lioness
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noun,
a female lion.
- counsel
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Croesus
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noun,
died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- cresols
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noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- soilure
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noun,
a stain.
- courses
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Socinus
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noun,
Faustus [faw-stuh s] /ˈfɔ stəs/ (Show IPA), (Fausto Sozzini) 1539–1604, and his uncle, Laelius [lee-lee-uh s] /ˈli li əs/ (Show IPA) (Lelio Sozzini), 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers.
- rissole
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- sluices
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- slicers
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- ossicle
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noun,
a small bone.
- ensouls
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verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- colures
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noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- closers
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- cruises
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- unclose
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- uncross
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verb (used with object),
to change from a crossed position, as the legs.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- Celsius
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noun,
Anders [ahn-ders] /ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.
- censors
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- insures
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Roussel
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noun,
Albert (Charles Paul Mari) [al-ber sharl pawl ma-ree] /alˈbɛr ʃarl pɔl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, French composer.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- nucleo-
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- lesions
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- serious
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noun,
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
- runless
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adjective,
without having scored a run; without runs:
- insouls
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- sclero-
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- insoles
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- socles
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noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- curses
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- lories
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- snores
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noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- leuco-
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- losers
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noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- soleus
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noun,
a muscle in the calf of the leg, behind the gastrocnemius muscle, that helps extend the foot forward.
- louses
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noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- cuisse
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noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- scones
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- scler-
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- Louise
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noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- scions
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noun,
a descendant.
- scorns
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- louies
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noun,
looie.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- scours
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- Scouse
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noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- Russo-
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- Lorens
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- sluice
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- slices
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- rouses
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noun,
a rousing.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- rouens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- senors
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- lesson
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noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- essoin
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- rosins
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- serous
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adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- lessor
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noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Leucon
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noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- incurs
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- elisor
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noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- loners
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noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- enosis
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noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- eosins
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrols
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verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Locris
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noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- ensoul
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verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- r-less
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adjective,
r-dropping.
- sensor
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noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- Crusoe
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noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- lucres
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- nerols
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noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- neuro-
-
- uncoil
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- consul
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noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- conure
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noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- UNESCO
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noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- noises
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- unless
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conjunction,
except under the circumstances that:
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- onuses
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noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- sorels
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- colure
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noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- source
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noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- necro-
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- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- closer
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- closes
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noun,
the act of closing.
- Cloris
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- clonus
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- noesis
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noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- clino-
-
- sucres
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noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- neurol
-
- 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.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- Coleus
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noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- ounces
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- coulis
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noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- cross-
-
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- urino-
-
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- cresol
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noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- Crosse
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noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- ousels
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noun,
ouzel.
- nurses
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noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- censor
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Cronus
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noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- course
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- census
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noun,
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- nuclei
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noun,
plural of nucleus.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- ceorls
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noun,
churl (def 4).
- Crouse
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noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Rouen
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Leros
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noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ocul-
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- onces
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noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- olein
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- nuci-
-
- runes
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noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Rules
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noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- lenos
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noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- nurls
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noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- roils
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verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Loren
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lores
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noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorin
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 30-30
-
- Loris
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noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorne
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noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- ousel
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noun,
ouzel.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- reni-
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- leuc-
-
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- ORuss
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- neur-
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- solus
-
adjective,
(referring to a man) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- slues
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cores
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- Cons.
-
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- UNCIO
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coel-
-
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- encl.
-
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- Icel.
-
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- OIcel
-
- ileo-
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- incl.
-
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- insol
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- icons
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Sino-
-
- sines
-
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.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- SLIC
-
- uni-
-
- sur-
-
- Rus.
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- sec.
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- USRC
-
- USIS
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ole-
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- uro-
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- scr.
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Soni
-
- sics
-
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).
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rel.
-
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- soln
-
- 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.
- Sol.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- osis
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 1080
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- iso-
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- eso-
-
- Col.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- eco-
-
- Ire.
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- ious
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- cur.
-
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cule
-
- ISSN
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- isls
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- Cres
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- lin.
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ens.
-
- ile-
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- 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.
- CERN
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Ice.
-
- eous
-
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eur.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- ESIS
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- cir.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- enc.
-
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Inc.
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- neo-
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- enl.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- cis-
-
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Esc
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- en-
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SNU
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SLR
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ec-
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eo-
-
- SLE
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- eir
-
- oic
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- CEO
-
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- Une
-
- CIE
-
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- ur-
-
- ure
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- cl.
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- cs.
-
- USC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- USN
-
- USO
-
- USR
-
- unc
-
- UCR
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- SSC
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Sr.
-
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSE
-
- USS
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- CNS
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- CNO
-
- CLU
-
- Sus
-
- CLR
-
- ESL
-
- ine
-
- ESR
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Re.
-
- RCN
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LSS
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOC
-
- NCO
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- RCS
-
- NEC
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ONI
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OIr
-
- Oc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUL
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NRC
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONR
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ons
-
- nr.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- ose
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- OSS
-
- NES
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- RSS
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- in.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IOU
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- SCS
-
- IOC
-
- se-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- IRO
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- ier
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- io-
-
- ics
-
- eu-
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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).
- ESU
-
- IRL
-
- ne-
-
- LCI
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- IUS
-
- Isl
-
- IRS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- sc.
-
- CU
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- LC
-
- L1
-
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ic
-
- L2
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- S.
-
- i.
-
- O.
-
- ol
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- le
-
- RU
-
- CE
-
- RO
-
- NL
-
- SL
-
- RC
-
- N.
-
- NC
-
- SN
-
- RN
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- RI
-
- UI
-
- LR
-
- R.
-
- ln
-
- EI
-
- NI
-
- SU
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- UL
-