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- Canticles
-
noun,
one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
- succinate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of succinic acid.
- encaustic
-
noun,
a work of art produced by an encaustic process.
- inculcate
-
verb (used with object),
to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in):
- clean-cut
-
adjective,
having distinct, regular shape:
- aesculin
-
noun,
esculin.
- canticle
-
noun,
one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- tunicles
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- lunatics
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- calcites
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noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- calcines
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- cuneatic
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adjective,
cuneiform; cuneate.
- cuticles
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noun,
the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
- cutlines
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- lunacies
-
noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- Calicut
-
noun,
former name of Kozhikode.
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- cutline
-
noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- ascetic
-
noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- incluse
-
noun,
recluse (def 2).
- cancels
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- cuticle
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noun,
the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
- calices
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noun,
plural of calix.
- tunicle
-
noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- calcite
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noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- 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.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- clastic
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adjective,
Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- Ecclus.
-
- accents
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- eluants
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- saccule
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noun,
Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
Compare utricle (def 3).
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- caustic
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noun,
a caustic substance.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- luteins
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- Cactus
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noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- celiac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- setula
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noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- Celtic
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noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- sultan
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noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Austin
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noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Austen
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noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- C-in-C
-
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Canute
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noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- cantus
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noun,
cantus firmus.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- cecils
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noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Lucite
-
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- 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.
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- calci-
-
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- lucent
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adjective,
shining.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- unseat
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verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- unseal
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verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- actin-
-
- Lieut.
-
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- uncase
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- stacc.
-
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- Accius
-
noun,
Lucius, c170–c90 b.c, Roman poet and prose writer.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Cuenca
-
noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- accel.
-
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- accuse
-
verb (used with object),
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of):
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- Tuinal
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- lactic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- centi-
-
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- cleans
-
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- 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.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- eccl.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- cusec
-
noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- sanit
-
- Icel.
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- lact-
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- 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.
- incl.
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- nuci-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- naut.
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Ital.
-
- neut.
-
- IATSE
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Ecua.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- seti-
-
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sect.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- encl.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- 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.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- 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.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- anis-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- leuc-
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- licet
-
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Aust.
-
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- alti-
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- acet-
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- 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.
- USECC
-
- USLTA
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- accus
-
- acct.
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- 30-30
-
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Unit.
-
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ulent
-
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cent.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- clase
-
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Cant.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- canc.
-
- calc-
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caus.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- NCTE
-
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- 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.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- lit.
-
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- 1080
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Ste.
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USTC
-
- USNA
-
- USIA
-
- USCA
-
- uni-
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tues
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sci.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- scil
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- 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.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIC
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cule
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ect-
-
- CCls
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etc.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- enc.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- ins.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ance
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- ACLU
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acc.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ANSI
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Aus.
-
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cac-
-
- aut-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- ant.
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANTU
-
- 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.
- cts.
-
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lani
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lea.
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- 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.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- 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).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ast
-
- ATC
-
- CCU
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEA
-
- ASN
-
- ine
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- CEC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ca.
-
- TAL
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CAI
-
- TSE
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cc.
-
- TCS
-
- LCA
-
- TCA
-
- CCA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TLC
-
- SAE
-
- TSI
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Une
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- uns
-
- ae.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ACS
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- USC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USN
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AUC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- an.
-
- al.
-
- uti
-
- ac-
-
- 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.
- unc
-
- Tu.
-
- ALU
-
- tue
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Les
-
- ANC
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- UCC
-
- UIT
-
- LTA
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- LST
-
- ult
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ESA
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Isl
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- en-
-
- ist
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ITA
-
- Esc
-
- ITC
-
- EIS
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- 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).
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ite
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ise
-
- ESL
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IAS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUL
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ICC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ESU
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- ITU
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ics
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- sc.
-
- eu-
-
- ETS
-
- ISA
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- NIA
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NCC
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- CSA
-
- La.
-
- CNS
-
- CNC
-
- NEA
-
- CLI
-
- ne-
-
- cle
-
- STI
-
- CSC
-
- Lt.
-
- STL
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- 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).
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- CIA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- SNU
-
- CLU
-
- CST
-
- NES
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- IUS
-
- SLE
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cte
-
- CTC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEC
-
- CTA
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- SLA
-
- SU
-
- NI
-
- L2
-
- L.
-
- NC
-
- L1
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- S.
-
- EI
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- SA
-
- TN
-
- t.
-
- SL
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TC
-
- N.
-
- TL
-
- UC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- UI
-
- SN
-
- UL
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- CE
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ic
-
- NL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- le
-
- CU
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ln
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- U.
-
- i.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.