Anagrams of indelicate
Word indelicate has
577 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of indelicate.
- teniacide
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noun,
taeniacide.
- declinate
-
adjective,
having a downward curve or slope; bending away, as from the horizontal:
- identical
-
adjective,
similar or alike in every way:
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- dateline
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- actinide
-
noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- indicate
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- denticle
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noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- ctenidia
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noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- lanceted
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adjective,
having lancet-headed openings.
- delicate
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noun,
Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- 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.
- dialect
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noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- identic
-
adjective,
identical.
- 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).
- eidetic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.
- Decalin
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- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- inedita
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plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- citadel
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noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- anilide
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noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- Adeline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- deltaic
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adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- Delaine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- decline
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noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- Delicia
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noun,
a female given name.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- decant
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- indict
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verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- centi-
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- candle
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- tailed
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- decane
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noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- indite
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verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- delate
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verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- dental
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- inlaid
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noun,
inlaid work.
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- deceit
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noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- denti-
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- Delian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- decent
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adjective,
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- delict
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noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- cadent
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adjective,
having cadence.
- 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.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- dentil
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noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- indic.
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- Danite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- tenace
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- adient
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adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- actin-
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- elated
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adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- elect.
-
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Lidice
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noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- Tilden
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noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- 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.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Tindal
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noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- Leiden
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noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- tineid
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noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- leaden
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adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- aedile
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noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Aeneid
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noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- citied
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adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Aldine
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noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- ideate
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noun,
ideatum.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- clinid
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noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- indecl
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- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Iletin
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- dance
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- decan
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noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Dante
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noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- decal
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deca-
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- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lated
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adjective,
belated.
- deci-
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- decl.
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- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- dealt
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noun,
a business transaction:
- dict.
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- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Icel.
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- edict
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noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- ideal
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noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- edile
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noun,
aedile.
- Edina
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noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- ician
-
- Iceni
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noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- elate
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adjective,
elated.
- ectad
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adverb,
outward.
- Elena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elide
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verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- elint
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- elite
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enate
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- encl.
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- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- deice
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verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- dicta
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noun,
a plural of dictum.
- Ladin
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noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Delia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Delta
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noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Laden
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adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- lact-
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- dent.
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- dial.
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- Ital.
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- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- diene
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noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- init.
-
- indie
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noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- India
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noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- incl.
-
- Iliad
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noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- eaten
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Dalen
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noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Eland
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noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- anti-
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- alien
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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.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alti-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- anele
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ante-
-
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- nitid
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adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Cant.
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- 30-30
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tilde
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noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- acet-
-
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Alden
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noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- aden-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tele-
-
- teiid
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noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- alcid
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noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- natl.
-
- niece
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noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- cine-
-
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Lidia
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noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- licet
-
- cilia
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plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- cidal
-
- cetin
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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.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- cent.
-
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- lect.
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Lat.
-
- etc.
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lani
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ile-
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- 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.
- idae
-
- Ind.
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NDAC
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- NCTE
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Ltd.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitD
-
- lit.
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- intl
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- IndE
-
- 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.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- NTIA
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 1080
-
- enl.
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- cene
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cide
-
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Danl
-
- dat.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- DCNL
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- 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.
- Dec.
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Den.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- cen.
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- dia-
-
- 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).
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- aet.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AInd
-
- Ald.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alt.
-
- ance
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- ant.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- 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.
- 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.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- 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.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- EDTA
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- enc.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ence
-
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- end-
-
- ect-
-
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ca.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CEA
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ATC
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- at.
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ITC
-
- ide
-
- 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:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- CAI
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NDE
-
- EDT
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- 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).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ae.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TID
-
- ene
-
- an.
-
- en-
-
- al.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- 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.
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- TLC
-
- AEC
-
- AIC
-
- TAL
-
- Ia.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ANC
-
- NAD
-
- ial
-
- TCA
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- id.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- CDT
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DCL
-
- di.
-
- 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.
- La.
-
- DIL
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DLC
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Lt.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- 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.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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).
- DET
-
- DAE
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- ITA
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- LCA
-
- 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.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- DNA
-
- LCD
-
- LDC
-
- Ld.
-
- CTA
-
- CLI
-
- LCI
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ite
-
- ine
-
- DEA
-
- CED
-
- LTA
-
- de-
-
- EDC
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ed.
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- CIA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- ean
-
- CIE
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- cle
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ETD
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- LCT
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NC
-
- 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.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- L.
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TL
-
- LC
-
- EI
-
- i.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- ln
-
- CE
-
- NL
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- D.
-
- DN
-
- 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.
- 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.
- dl
-
- ND
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TC
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- le
-
- ic
-
- TN
-