Anagrams of inoculates
Word inoculates has
1 exact anagrams and 1421 other words
that can be made by using the letters of inoculates.
- inosculate
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite by openings, as arteries in anastomosis.
- consulate
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noun,
the premises officially occupied by a consul.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- tenacious
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adjective,
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- inoculate
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verb (used with object),
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- outlines
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- linocuts
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- 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.
- tunicles
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- lacteous
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adjective,
milky; of the color of milk.
- osculate
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verb (used with object),
to bring into close contact or union.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- noctules
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- osculant
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adjective,
united by certain common characteristics.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- 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:
- cutlines
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- Consuela
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “consolation.”.
- cleanout
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noun,
an act of cleaning out.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lacunose
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adjective,
full of or having lacunae.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- tunicle
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- 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.
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- Sno-Cat
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- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Lacoste
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noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- lactose
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- locates
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- talcose
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adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- consult
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noun,
a consultation.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Seconal
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- counsel
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- 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.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- oculist
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noun,
ophthalmologist.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- 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.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- actino-
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- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- 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.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- 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.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- 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.).
- soutane
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noun,
a cassock.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- 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.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- noctule
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- 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.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- acetous
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adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- nucleo-
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- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- unclose
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- 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.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- 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.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Aetolus
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noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Oceanus
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noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- Cletus
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noun,
Anacletus.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- cleans
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- salute
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noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- scato-
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- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Launce
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noun,
sand lance.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- clino-
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- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- clonus
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- 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.
- clause
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noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- closet
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- clouts
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noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- 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.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- talons
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noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- lacto-
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- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Stalin
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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.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- steno-
-
- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- stolen
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- colent
-
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- costal
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adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silane
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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.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- 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.
- cteno-
-
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- 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.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- nocti-
-
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- aniso-
-
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- Lucite
-
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- locust
-
noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- Tuinal
-
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- 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.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- acious
-
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- 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.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- aceous
-
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- 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.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- luteo-
-
- lutose
-
adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- nastic
-
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.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- 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.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Lieut.
-
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- 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.
- leuco-
-
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- celto-
-
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centi-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- lect.
-
- naut.
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- lact-
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- leuc-
-
- 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.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- Sino-
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- naso-
-
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- 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.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- 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.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- nuci-
-
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- incl.
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- sanit
-
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- ileo-
-
- sito-
-
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- oste-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- icons
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Icel.
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 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.
- neut.
-
- IATSE
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- OIcel
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- ocul-
-
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- 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.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Ital.
-
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- sect.
-
- 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.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- seti-
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- octa-
-
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- inst.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- licet
-
- insol
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- scat-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- 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.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- Scot.
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Cons.
-
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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:
- caus.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- tious
-
- 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.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Aust.
-
- auto.
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- ation
-
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clase
-
- 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.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- teno-
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- 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.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- 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: ¢.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonia
-
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Unit.
-
- 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.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- UNCIO
-
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- 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.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- acet-
-
- USLTA
-
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- 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.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- actos
-
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- asco-
-
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- ante-
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- 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.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- ulent
-
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- econ.
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- encl.
-
- 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.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- 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.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ecto-
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- 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):
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- noct-
-
- ecol.
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Ecua.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coel-
-
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- 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.
- Const
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- cont.
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- 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.
- USNA
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- USTC
-
- USCA
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- USIA
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- soln
-
- SLIC
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- uni-
-
- NTIA
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- 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.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Soni
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- nos-
-
- ulto
-
- Oct.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Ste.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tion
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- scil
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- tel-
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ten.
-
- 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.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sci.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Ont.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Tues
-
- ole-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- 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.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lat.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Ens.
-
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- ates
-
- 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.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- eous
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Aus.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ANSI
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ANTU
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- asc-
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- 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.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- aut-
-
- itol
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ile-
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- Ceto
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ins.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- 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.
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- iso-
-
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- int.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ious
-
- etc.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- cat.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ant.
-
- cit.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- 1080
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Con.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- ACLU
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- 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.
- Col.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- 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.
- Alco
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cts.
-
- 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.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 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.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cule
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- ACLS
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- 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:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- ELAS
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- 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.
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- ect-
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- eco-
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Alis
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- CSA
-
- TAL
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CLU
-
- CSO
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- cle
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- Clo
-
- CNO
-
- CLI
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CNS
-
- 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.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- 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.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- unc
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Une
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ult
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- UIT
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- ALU
-
- AIC
-
- AEC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AUC
-
- ac-
-
- uti
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USO
-
- UNO
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- USN
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- uns
-
- ANC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TIA
-
- tlo
-
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CAI
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TLC
-
- ca.
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- CEA
-
- CEO
-
- 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.
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tu.
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- 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.
- AOU
-
- 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.
- ase
-
- tue
-
- ASI
-
- TSI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TSE
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- CST
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- CTA
-
- So.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Les
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTS
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ose
-
- LOC
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LCT
-
- ONI
-
- La.
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- cte
-
- LCI
-
- 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).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- sc.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- LCA
-
- ons
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ne-
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUL
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NEA
-
- OAS
-
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- OTC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LSI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- LON
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LSC
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- OCS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- NCO
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- ist
-
- Lt.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ETO
-
- ESL
-
- ESU
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- eo-
-
- SNU
-
- ETS
-
- ESA
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- eu-
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ics
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ec-
-
- Esc
-
- NOC
-
- ITU
-
- ean
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- STI
-
- STL
-
- EIS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Sta
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- St.
-
- ea.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- 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.
- ECA
-
- io-
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ine
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- 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).
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- in.
-
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ILS
-
- il-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- SLE
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SLA
-
- ILO
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- EI
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NL
-
- OA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- SU
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- O.
-
- t.
-
- CU
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- AO
-
- UL
-
- NI
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SA
-
- SL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- le
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LC
-
- ic
-
- L.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TL
-
- CE
-
- TN
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- NC
-
- ol
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- UI
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- UC
-
- U.
-
- ln
-
- SN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.