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- celandines
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noun,
Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers.
- decennials
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noun,
a decennial anniversary.
- adenosine
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noun,
Biochemistry. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleoside, C 10 H 13 N 5 O 4 , of adenine and ribose.
- obeisance
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noun,
a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- indolence
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noun,
the quality or state of being indolent.
- bandoline
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noun,
a mucilaginous preparation made from quince seeds and used for smoothing, glossing, or waving the hair.
- binnacles
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noun,
a stand or enclosure of wood or nonmagnetic metal for supporting and housing a compass.
- balconies
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noun,
a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
- insolence
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noun,
contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
- decennial
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noun,
a decennial anniversary.
- celandine
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noun,
Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers.
- Oceanside
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- disenable
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of ability; make unable; prevent.
- coalbins
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- celadons
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- sidebone
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noun,
ossification of the cartilages in the lateral portion of the foot of a horse, resulting in lameness.
- decibels
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noun,
a unit used to express the intensity of a sound wave, equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the ratio of the pressure produced by the sound wave to a reference pressure, usually 0.0002 microbar.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- Balinese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Bali.
- blennies
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Blenniidae and related families, especially of the genus Blennius, having a long, tapering body and small pelvic fins inserted before the pectoral fins.
- declines
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noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- adenines
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noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- andesine
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noun,
a mineral, intermediate in the plagioclase feldspar group, having a play of colors and usually found as crystals in igneous rocks.
- cabildos
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noun,
the chapter house of a cathedral.
- delaines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- Bodleian
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noun,
the library of Oxford University, reestablished by Sir Thomas Bodley, 1545–1613, English diplomat and scholar.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- ennobles
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verb (used with object),
to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt:
- deniable
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adjective,
capable of being or liable to be denied or contradicted.
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- cineoles
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- nondense
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adjective,
nowhere-dense.
- nonideal
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adjective,
(of a gas or solution) differing in behavior from that of an ideal gas or solution.
- annelids
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noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- noseband
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noun,
that part of a bridle or halter that passes over the animal's nose.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Besancon
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Doubs, in E France: Roman ruins.
- alencons
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- 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.
- Leonidas
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noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- Isenland
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noun,
(in the Nibelungenlied) the country of Brunhild, usually identified with Iceland.
- sociable
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noun,
Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
- lie-abed
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noun,
a person who remains in bed until a relatively late hour; late riser.
- binnacle
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noun,
a stand or enclosure of wood or nonmagnetic metal for supporting and housing a compass.
- codeines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- binocles
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- Basildon
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noun,
a town in S Essex, in SE England: designated as a model residential community after World War II.
- debacles
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noun,
a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout:
- condense
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verb (used with object),
to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
- bioclean
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adjective,
free or almost free from harmful microorganisms.
- decennia
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noun,
a period of ten years; a decade.
- baseline
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noun,
Baseball. the area between bases within which a base runner must keep when running from one base to another.
- donable
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adjective,
available free from government surpluses:
- annelid
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noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- bindles
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noun,
a bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a hobo.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- cabildo
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noun,
the chapter house of a cathedral.
- Leonids
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Ladinos
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- obscene
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adjective,
offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved:
- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- Laennec
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noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- aniseed
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noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- Lebanon
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noun,
a republic at the E end of the Mediterranean, N of Israel. 3927 sq. mi. (10,170 sq. km). Capital: Beirut.
- 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.
- Belasco
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noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- Belinda
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noun,
a female given name: from an Old Spanish word meaning “beautiful.”.
- edibles
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noun,
Usually, edibles. edible substances; food.
- bennies
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noun,
Benzedrine, especially in tablet form.
- elodeas
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noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- cannoli
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plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- Laodice
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- ebonies
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noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- donnees
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noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- oilseed
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noun,
any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.
- 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.
- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- linseed
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noun,
flaxseed.
- enables
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verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- baleens
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noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- Alencon
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- binocle
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- 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.
- blendes
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noun,
sphalerite; zinc sulfide.
- inconel
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- nannies
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noun,
a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household.
- Na-Dene
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noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- indenes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- 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.
- bandies
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noun,
an early form of tennis.
- indoles
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noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- inlands
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noun,
the interior part of a country.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- bailees
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- enneads
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noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- nodical
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adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- encodes
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verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- ennoble
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verb (used with object),
to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt:
- Blondie
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noun,
Informal. a blond person:
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- Nielsen
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noun,
Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- bolides
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noun,
a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball.
- Neilson
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noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- 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).
- bodices
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noun,
a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.
- Leonine
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adjective,
of or relating to the lion.
- benison
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noun,
benediction.
- Adeline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- Delibes
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noun,
(Clément Philibert) Léo [kley-mahn fee-lee-ber ley-aw] /kleɪˈmɑ̃ fi liˈbɛr leɪˈɔ/ (Show IPA), 1836–91, French composer, especially of operas, operettas, and ballets.
- debacle
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noun,
a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout:
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- debones
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verb (used with object),
to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone:
- adenine
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noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- Denison
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noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- codline
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noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- codeine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- Abilene
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noun,
a city in central Texas.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- decanes
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noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- decanol
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- abscind
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verb (used with object),
to sever.
- abscond
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verb (used without object),
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution:
- aediles
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noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- absence
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noun,
state of being away or not being present:
- coalbin
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- Seconal
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- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- decibel
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noun,
a unit used to express the intensity of a sound wave, equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the ratio of the pressure produced by the sound wave to a reference pressure, usually 0.0002 microbar.
- seconde
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noun,
the second of the eight defensive positions.
- Delanos
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noun,
a city in S California.
- deciles
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noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- seleno-
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- Delaine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- decline
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noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- Seeland
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noun,
Zealand.
- 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.
- Decalin
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- albedos
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noun,
Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
- Dinesen
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noun,
Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- disable
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verb (used with object),
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate:
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- diocese
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Alebion
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- albinos
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Celadon
-
noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- Alcides
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noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- labio-
-
- indole
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noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- 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.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- 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.
- beside
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Idioms,
beside oneself, almost out of one's senses from a strong emotion, as from joy, delight, anger, fear, or grief:
- blancs
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noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Benoni
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noun,
a city in the NE of the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg: gold mines.
- decile
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noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- indene
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- indecl
-
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- bleeds
-
noun,
Printing.
a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
a part thus trimmed off.
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- 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.
- bennes
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noun,
Southern U.S., especially South Carolina, and Bahamian English. the sesame plant or its seeds.
- blende
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noun,
sphalerite; zinc sulfide.
- blends
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- 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.
- Bianco
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noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- inland
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- biased
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Bienne
-
noun,
Lake of, a lake in NW Switzerland: traces of prehistoric lake dwellings. 16 sq. mi. (41 sq. km).
- Isolda
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noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- bindle
-
noun,
a bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a hobo.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Deacon
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noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- bields
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- debase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in quality or value; adulterate:
- debone
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone:
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Cobden
-
noun,
Richard, 1804–65, English manufacturer, merchant, economist, and statesman.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- bodice
-
noun,
a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- celebs
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- cables
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Diablo
-
noun,
Spanish for “devil.”.
- diable
-
adjective,
highly spiced; prepared with hot or piquant seasoning; deviled.
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- elides
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- edible
-
noun,
Usually, edibles. edible substances; food.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- doblas
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- Cannon
-
noun,
a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar.
- Doblin
-
noun,
Alfred [ahl-freyt] /ˈɑl freɪt/ (Show IPA), 1878–1957, German physician and novelist.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- donnee
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- doable
-
adjective,
capable of being done.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- disco-
-
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Elodea
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- enable
-
verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- clino-
-
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- bolden
-
noun,
Charles ("Buddy") 1868?–1931, U.S. cornet player: early pioneer in jazz.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- boiled
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- bodies
-
noun,
the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- blonde
-
noun,
a woman or girl having this coloration.
- inbond
-
adjective,
composed mainly or entirely of headers (opposed to outbond).
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- blinds
-
noun,
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- cleans
-
- Bonnie
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”.
- Bonnes
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- clado-
-
- ennead
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- ediles
-
noun,
aedile.
- bolide
-
noun,
a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- ad-lib
-
noun,
something improvised in speech, music, etc.:
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- ninons
-
noun,
a sturdy chiffon or voile constructed in either plain or novelty weaves and generally used in the manufacture of women's garments, curtains, and drapery.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- adobes
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- Nansen
-
noun,
Fridtjof [frit-yof] /ˈfrɪt yɒf/ (Show IPA), 1861–1930, Norwegian arctic explorer, zoologist, and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1922.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- selen-
-
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Selden
-
noun,
George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
- adeno-
-
- nobles
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- 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.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Landon
-
noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- seabed
-
noun,
seafloor.
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- scaled
-
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.
- aniso-
-
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- albedo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- Linden
-
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.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- abides
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Lennon
-
noun,
John, 1940–80, English singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the Beatles.
- Baldie
-
noun,
a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).
- Beadle
-
noun,
a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, etc.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- Lindon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- 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.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- Belsen
-
noun,
locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- sienna
-
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)
- bancos
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- Sinbad
-
noun,
Sindbad the Sailor.
- baleen
-
noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- disc.
-
- Dobie
-
noun,
Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- dobla
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Cons.
-
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- sebi-
-
- deca-
-
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Sino-
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- decl.
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- deci-
-
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- 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.
- 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.
- dial.
-
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Scand
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- desc.
-
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Deneb
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Cygnus.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Indo-
-
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Nabis
-
- 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.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- incl.
-
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- 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.
- nano-
-
- ileo-
-
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ideo-
-
- naso-
-
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- icons
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Icel.
-
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- 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.
- lobed
-
adjective,
having a lobe or lobes; lobate.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- 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:
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- 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.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- insol
-
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- in-lb
-
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Nenni
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1980, Italian socialist leader and author.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- oidea
-
- Obad.
-
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- Obeid
-
noun,
El Obeid.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- econ.
-
- OIcel
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- oiled
-
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.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- 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.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- endo-
-
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Ninon
-
noun,
a sturdy chiffon or voile constructed in either plain or novelty weaves and generally used in the manufacture of women's garments, curtains, and drapery.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- NoibN
-
- encl.
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- nona-
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- ecol.
-
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Conn.
-
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anon.
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- 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.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Baden
-
noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- BSElE
-
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- celeb
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- 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).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- balds
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- blond
-
noun,
a blond person.
- bends
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- blind
-
noun,
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- Blida
-
noun,
a city in N Algeria.
- blend
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- bleed
-
noun,
Printing.
a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
a part thus trimmed off.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- Bland
-
noun,
James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Benin
-
noun,
Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Capital: Porto Novo.
- bodes
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- blade
-
noun,
the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- benne
-
noun,
Southern U.S., especially South Carolina, and Bahamian English. the sesame plant or its seeds.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- biol.
-
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- bides
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- bield
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- binds
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- beedi
-
noun,
bidi.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bands
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- Bonns
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- Bonne
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- boned
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bonds
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- banns
-
noun,
notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- beads
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- 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.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- 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.
- coele
-
- coel-
-
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- 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.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- aden-
-
- clase
-
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- cidal
-
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cine-
-
- 30-30
-
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- ABLS
-
- 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).
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- BDSA
-
- 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.
- 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:
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- bdls
-
plural,
bundle.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- BDes
-
- bdle
-
plural,
bundle.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- Lib.
-
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- 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.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- 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.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lobs
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Lab.
-
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- 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.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- abs-
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Soni
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- BASc
-
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lea.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Sol.
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- sld.
-
- 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.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Lani
-
- SLIC
-
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- 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:
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Bede
-
noun,
Saint ("the Venerable Bede") a.d. 673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian: wrote earliest history of England.
- soln
-
- abl.
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- 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.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- 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.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- 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.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- 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.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- 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.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- 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.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Alb.
-
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- obs.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ance
-
- ScBE
-
- 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).
- ands
-
- OEEC
-
- OECD
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sec.
-
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- ano-
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- ANSI
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Alco
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Ald.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sab.
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ole-
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- SBIC
-
- SBLI
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- AInd
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Alis
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASD
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- BAEd
-
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bal.
-
- Bald
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- 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.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- 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.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- ACLS
-
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lond
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- NDAC
-
- NDSL
-
- non-
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- bin-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- asc-
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NEbE
-
- NEbn
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- beld
-
adjective,
bald; hairless.
- iso-
-
- Can.
-
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- eco-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- dis-
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dol.
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- CBEL
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- 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.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- BSAE
-
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- end-
-
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- enl.
-
- ence
-
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- BSCE
-
- enc.
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- EEOC
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- BSEc
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- BSNA
-
- BSIE
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- BSEE
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Col.
-
- 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.
- deb.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Debs
-
noun,
Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
- dbl.
-
- Dec.
-
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- DCNL
-
- Danl
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Cond
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Con.
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- dioc
-
- cene
-
- dia-
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 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.
- dibs
-
noun,
money in small amounts.
- 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.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cen.
-
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Cels
-
- Dino
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- cide
-
- cis-
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Del.
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Den.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Ens.
-
- 1080
-
- bold
-
Idioms,
be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare:
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- idae
-
- ile-
-
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ical
-
- Ind.
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ICAO
-
- IADB
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- ins.
-
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- inae
-
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- iod-
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- 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).
- bio-
-
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- ible
-
- Esd.
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Inc.
-
- Bol.
-
- 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.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- eso-
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- IndE
-
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- LCI
-
- CIA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- cle
-
- CIB
-
- LCD
-
- Bn.
-
- di.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- LBO
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- sc.
-
- 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.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- CIE
-
- BLS
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- LCA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Ld.
-
- DNA
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- DLC
-
- DLO
-
- DLS
-
- DNB
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 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.
- DOB
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ola
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ANC
-
- CED
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- 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.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- LDC
-
- ALC
-
- SAE
-
- CEO
-
- 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.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- DIL
-
- ONI
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- ILS
-
- ose
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ILO
-
- BNS
-
- ons
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- se-
-
- SCB
-
- Isl
-
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- LDS
-
- DAE
-
- SLE
-
- LSD
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- SLA
-
- 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).
- DSO
-
- ise
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- abn
-
- DBA
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ISA
-
- DBS
-
- abd
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- BIE
-
- DBE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- La.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- ab-
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- DSC
-
- DCL
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- an.
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- 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
-
- ScD
-
- BLA
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- bi-
-
- SED
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- CNN
-
- Clo
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ine
-
- AIC
-
- ble
-
- CLI
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- CNO
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- 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.
- 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).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- 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 = .
- IOC
-
- CNS
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ACS
-
- ADB
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CEA
-
- 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.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- cs.
-
- ib.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Co.
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- 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.
- NEA
-
- IAS
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NDE
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- NBC
-
- NBA
-
- Bde
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- ial
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- be-
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- NIA
-
- EIS
-
- NES
-
- bl.
-
- EEC
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- EEO
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- BSC
-
- Bac
-
- cl.
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- CBE
-
- BCE
-
- ene
-
- BSD
-
- ics
-
- LON
-
- BSA
-
- BSL
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- LSI
-
- LOC
-
- ESA
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- EOE
-
- LSC
-
- NCO
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- BDA
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- CBD
-
- ca.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- BSO
-
- BCS
-
- BSN
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- en-
-
- NAD
-
- BCD
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BSE
-
- id.
-
- BCL
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- CAI
-
- OAS
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- IDB
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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).
- OBE
-
- DSA
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OSD
-
- obl
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- OSA
-
- OED
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- ide
-
- bec
-
- ea.
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- oid
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- oic
-
- Doi
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- CBS
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OCS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- OCD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- eo-
-
- OSB
-
- ead
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Les
-
- NOC
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ASN
-
- ec-
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EdB
-
- ASI
-
- ean
-
- NNE
-
- EDC
-
- ase
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ECA
-
- asb
-
- EbN
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- IBN
-
- EBS
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- AO
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- i.
-
- L.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- B-
-
- NL
-
- ln
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- DN
-
- 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.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- 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.
- 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.
- ic
-
- 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.
- ol
-
- D.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- BO
-
- SA
-
- le
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CE
-
- O.
-
- Eb
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- CB
-
- SL
-
- S.
-
- SN
-
- OA
-
- DB
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L2
-
- NI
-
- L1
-
- ND
-
- NC
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LC
-
- dl
-
- BC
-