Anagrams of insufferable
Word insufferable has
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- bas-relief
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noun,
relief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from the background.
- insurable
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adjective,
capable of being or proper to be insured, as against loss or harm.
- frauleins
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noun,
an unmarried woman.
- ineffable
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adjective,
incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible:
- baseliner
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noun,
a player who typically plays near the baseline using ground strokes, as distinguished from one who typically goes to the net.
- balefires
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noun,
a large fire in the open air; bonfire.
- Fraulein
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noun,
an unmarried woman.
- afebrile
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adjective,
without fever; feverless.
- fineable
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adjective,
finable.
- firebase
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noun,
an artillery base, especially one set up quickly to support advancing troops or to forestall enemy advances.
- firesafe
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adjective,
being so constructed or protected as to be safe from destruction by fire.
- belfries
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noun,
a bell tower, either attached to a church or other building or standing apart.
- flanerie
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noun,
idleness; dawdling.
- flaneurs
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noun,
idler; dawdler; loafer.
- baseline
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noun,
Baseball. the area between bases within which a base runner must keep when running from one base to another.
- barflies
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noun,
a person who frequents barrooms.
- funereal
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adjective,
of or suitable for a funeral.
- Balinese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Bali.
- berlines
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- fun-fair
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noun,
an amusement park.
- balefire
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noun,
a large fire in the open air; bonfire.
- ruffians
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noun,
a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.
- feasible
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adjective,
capable of being done, effected, or accomplished:
- unbelief
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noun,
the state or quality of not believing; incredulity or skepticism, especially in matters of doctrine or religious faith.
- Breslau
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noun,
German name of Wrocław.
- ruffian
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noun,
a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.
- branles
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- burials
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- riffles
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noun,
a rapid, as in a stream.
- easeful
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adjective,
comfortable; quiet; peaceful; restful.
- effable
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adjective,
utterable; expressible.
- reliefs
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noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- berlins
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Fulanis
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noun,
Also, Fulah. a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of mixed African and Mediterranean ancestry, scattered through W Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.
- berline
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- Benares
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noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- refuels
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verb (used with object),
to supply again with fuel:
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- baneful
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adjective,
destructive; pernicious:
- baleens
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noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- bailees
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- baffles
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noun,
something that balks, checks, or deflects.
- baffies
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noun,
a short, wooden club with a steep-sloped face, for lofting the ball.
- snaffle
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noun,
Also called snaffle bit. a bit, usually jointed in the middle and without a curb, with a large ring at each end to which a rein and cheek strap are attached.
- sniffer
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noun,
a person or thing that sniffs.
- sniffle
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verb (used without object),
to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears:
- snuffer
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noun,
a person who snuffs or sniffs.
- snuffle
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noun,
an act or sound of snuffling.
- refusal
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noun,
an act or instance of refusing.
- fearful
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adjective,
causing or apt to cause fear; frightening:
- refines
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Fresnel
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noun,
a unit of frequency, equal to 10 12 cycles per second.
- friable
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adjective,
easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly:
- Frisbee
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- funeral
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noun,
the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
- fusible
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adjective,
capable of being fused or melted.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- infares
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Freesia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
- insular
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- leisure
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noun,
freedom from the demands of work or duty:
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Laurens
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noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- Laureen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Freneau
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noun,
Philip, 1752–1832, U.S. poet and editor.
- flaneur
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noun,
idler; dawdler; loafer.
- enables
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verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- febrile
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adjective,
pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.
- rebuffs
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noun,
a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
- Raffles
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noun,
a gentlemanly burglar, amateur housebreaker, or the like.
- failure
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noun,
an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success:
- Faneuil
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noun,
Peter, 1700–43, American merchant: builder of Faneuil Hall.
- Farnese
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noun,
Alessandro [ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of Parma, 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat.
- Suffern
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noun,
a town in SE New York.
- felines
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noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- ferlies
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noun,
something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror.
- ferulas
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noun,
Botany. any of various plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family, chiefly of the Mediterranean region and central Asia, generally tall and coarse with dissected leaves, many of the Asian species yielding strongly scented, medicinal gum resins.
- ferules
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noun,
Also, ferula. a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, especially by striking them on the hand.
- fibulas
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noun,
Anatomy. the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
- nebulas
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- finable
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adjective,
subject to a fine; punishable by a fine.
- finales
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- suberin
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noun,
a waxlike, fatty substance, occurring in cork cell walls and in or between other cells, that on alkaline hydrolysis yields chiefly suberic acid.
- earfuls
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noun,
an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
- unreels
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verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- affines
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noun,
a person related to one by marriage.
- Abilene
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noun,
a city in central Texas.
- urinals
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- Albinus
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noun,
Alcuin.
- unreel
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verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- nebula
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- fibula
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noun,
Anatomy. the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
- fibres
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noun,
fiber.
- Bluffs
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noun,
a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- urbane
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adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- ferule
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noun,
Also, ferula. a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, especially by striking them on the hand.
- nebris
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noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- unable
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adjective,
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:
- ferula
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noun,
Botany. any of various plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family, chiefly of the Mediterranean region and central Asia, generally tall and coarse with dissected leaves, many of the Asian species yielding strongly scented, medicinal gum resins.
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- Nereus
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noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- ferine
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adjective,
feral1 .
- ferias
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Albers
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noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- neural
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adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- briefs
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noun,
a short and concise statement or written item.
- brines
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- affine
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noun,
a person related to one by marriage.
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- saurel
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noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- lunars
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noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- fraise
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noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- frails
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noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- belief
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noun,
something believed; an opinion or conviction:
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- Belsen
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noun,
locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- fliers
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noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- flense
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verb (used with object),
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
- Berlin
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- fleers
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noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- Bernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- flares
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noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- flairs
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noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- enable
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verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- abseil
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- urease
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noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- birles
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- finals
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noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- finale
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- bruins
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noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- feline
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noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- brules
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noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- bruise
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noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- refuse
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noun,
something that is discarded as worthless or useless; rubbish; trash; garbage.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- reseau
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noun,
a network.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- effuse
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adjective,
scattered; profuse.
- airbus
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- rebuff
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noun,
a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
- Eiffel
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noun,
Alexandre Gustave [a-lek-sahn-druh gys-tav] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1832–1923, French civil engineer and pioneer aerodynamic researcher.
- relief
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noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Erebus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the darkness under the earth, imagined either as the abode of sinners after death or of all the dead.
- Elbrus
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noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- unbars
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- unfair
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adjective,
not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics:
- enures
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verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- ensure
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verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- elfins
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noun,
an elf.
- refuel
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verb (used with object),
to supply again with fuel:
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- enserf
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verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- Suffr.
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- unreal
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adjective,
not real or actual.
- refine
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- refels
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verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- selen-
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- rifles
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noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- Brunei
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noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- Brunel
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noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- febris
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noun,
(in prescriptions) fever.
- febri-
-
- rubies
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noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- Rubens
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noun,
Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- nubias
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noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- nubile
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adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- buffer
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noun,
an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc.
- farfel
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noun,
a solid foodstuff broken into small pieces:
- burans
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- burele
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noun,
the netlike pattern of colored lines or dots forming the background design of certain postage stamps.
- burial
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- Reuben
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noun,
the eldest son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29, 30.
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- buries
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noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- falsie
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noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- burins
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noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- unseal
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verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- raffee
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noun,
a triangular sail set in the manner of a square sail above the uppermost yard of a topsail schooner.
- Fafnir
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noun,
a dragon, a son of Hreidmar and the brother of Otter and Regin: he killed Hreidmar for the cursed treasure of Andvari and was killed in turn by Sigurd at the instigation of Regin.
- faerie
-
noun,
the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
- Riffle
-
noun,
a rapid, as in a stream.
- Fables
-
noun,
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue:
- raffle
-
noun,
a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- earful
-
noun,
an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- baffle
-
noun,
something that balks, checks, or deflects.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- lifers
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noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- furans
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arnulf
-
noun,
a.d. 850?–899, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 887–899: crowned 896.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- infuse
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verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- LeBrun
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- infula
-
noun,
one of the two embroidered lappets of the miter of a bishop.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- Furiae
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plural noun,
fury (def 3).
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- usable
-
adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- ireful
-
adjective,
full of intense anger; wrathful.
- Fuseli
-
noun,
(John) Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli) 1741–1825, English painter, illustrator, and essayist; born in Switzerland.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- 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.
- Snefru
-
noun,
flourished c2920 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- baleen
-
noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- fusain
-
noun,
a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- Furies
-
noun,
unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- luffas
-
noun,
loofah.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sinful
-
adjective,
characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked:
- suffer
-
verb (used with object),
to undergo, be subjected to, or endure (pain, distress, injury, loss, or anything unpleasant):
- suable
-
adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Baffin
-
noun,
William, 1584?–1622, an English navigator who explored arctic North America.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Fulani
-
noun,
Also, Fulah. a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of mixed African and Mediterranean ancestry, scattered through W Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- infra-
-
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Faure
-
noun,
Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
- fauns
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- in-lb
-
- uran-
-
- farls
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- Iran.
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Fabre
-
noun,
Jean Henri [zhahn ahn-ree] /ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1823–1915, French entomologist and popular writer on insect life.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- fable
-
noun,
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue:
- raffs
-
noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- flare
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- FUBAR
-
adjective,
not working; completely messed up; bungled; confused.
- flees
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- fuels
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- fleer
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- 30-30
-
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Fulas
-
noun,
Fulani.
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Fleur
-
noun,
a female given name.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- flabs
-
noun,
flabby flesh; unwanted fat:
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- 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.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- Fris.
-
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Luffa
-
noun,
loofah.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- luffs
-
noun,
the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- flues
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- flubs
-
noun,
a blunder.
- Nabis
-
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- feral
-
adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neur-
-
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- feels
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Fiber
-
noun,
a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos.
- fires
-
- furls
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- furan
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- nears
-
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- aeri-
-
- Nebr.
-
- Fusan
-
noun,
Pusan.
- fibr-
-
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- fusee
-
noun,
a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed.
- fifes
-
noun,
a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups.
- fiefs
-
noun,
a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- fusil
-
noun,
a light flintlock musket.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- fibre
-
noun,
fiber.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- refel
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- sebi-
-
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- beefs
-
noun,
the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- self-
-
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Benue
-
noun,
a river in W Africa, flowing Wfrom Cameroon to the Niger River in Nigeria. 870 miles (1400 km).
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- blaff
-
noun,
a West Indian stew of fish or pork with berries, lime, onion, and spices.
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- biffs
-
noun,
a blow; punch.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- barfs
-
verb, noun,
vomit.
- bluff
-
noun,
a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- sniff
-
noun,
an act of sniffing; a single, short, audible inhalation.
- Arnel
-
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- snuff
-
noun,
an act of snuffing; an inhalation through the nose; a sniff.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- sulfa
-
noun,
sulfa drug.
- sulf-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- SNAFU
-
noun,
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation:
Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up.
Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Alfur
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of eastern Indonesia, especially of the Moluccas, whose features show both Malayan and Papuan characteristics.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Banff
-
noun,
Also called Banffshire [bamf-sheer, -sher] /ˈbæmf ʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in NE Scotland.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- 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.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- baffs
-
noun,
a stroke with a club that unduly lofts the ball.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- sluff
-
noun,
the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- Effie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- BSElE
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- reni-
-
- buffe
-
noun,
plate armor for the lower part of the face and the throat, used with a burgonet.
- buffa
-
noun,
a woman who sings comic roles in opera.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- refl.
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Brale
-
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- ruffs
-
noun,
a neckpiece or collar of lace, lawn, or the like, gathered or drawn into deep, full, regular folds, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- BRIEF
-
noun,
a short and concise statement or written item.
- Riffs
-
noun,
a melodic phrase, often constantly repeated, forming an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Lib.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- lin.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- 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.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- uni-
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- sur-
-
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- USIA
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- lea.
-
- Sra.
-
- USNA
-
- sub-
-
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- ref.
-
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- USAR
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- USAF
-
noun,
the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- UNEF
-
- rel.
-
- 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.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- 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.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- saur
-
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- NIRA
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Ruff
-
noun,
a neckpiece or collar of lace, lawn, or the like, gathered or drawn into deep, full, regular folds, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- 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).
- SBLI
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Sab.
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- NEbE
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- RIFF
-
noun,
a melodic phrase, often constantly repeated, forming an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- RIBA
-
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- luff
-
noun,
the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Raff
-
noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- uria
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- NLRB
-
- NRAB
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Urfa
-
noun,
a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- RNAS
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- 1080
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- baff
-
noun,
a stroke with a club that unduly lofts the ball.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bal.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bar.
-
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- barf
-
verb, noun,
vomit.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Fin.
-
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- ARIS
-
- Fife
-
noun,
a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups.
- fief
-
noun,
a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- fibs
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- FERA
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Faun
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- feeb
-
noun,
a feeble-minded person.
- Feb.
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Buff
-
noun,
a soft, thick, light-yellow leather with a napped surface, originally made from buffalo skin but later also from other skins, used for making belts, pouches, etc.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- biff
-
noun,
a blow; punch.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bin-
-
- bus.
-
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Bur.
-
- Buna
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bul.
-
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- BSNA
-
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- BSEE
-
- BSAE
-
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- beef
-
noun,
the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- effs
-
noun,
the word “fuck”; the f-word:
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- fuel
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Fuls
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Fula
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- abr.
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- fubs
-
verb (used with object),
fob2 .
- furl
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- Alis
-
- ISBN
-
- ABLS
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- FRSL
-
- Frs.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Fri.
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fur.
-
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Ire.
-
- infl
-
- Inf.
-
- inae
-
- afr-
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aer-
-
- ile-
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Aire
-
- ible
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- abs-
-
- Alb.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abl.
-
- ins.
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- FLRA
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- flub
-
noun,
a blunder.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- flue
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- flab
-
noun,
flabby flesh; unwanted fat:
- ANSI
-
- Fla.
-
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lab.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Frau
-
noun,
a married woman; a wife.
- Lani
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- ab-
-
- ae.
-
- AEF
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- sb.
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- AFB
-
- SBA
-
- SBE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ure
-
- USN
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- BNS
-
- BIE
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- SAE
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BLA
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ble
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Af.
-
- al.
-
- BLS
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- USB
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- SAR
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- BFS
-
- BFA
-
- Bn.
-
- abn
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- aff
-
preposition, adverb,
off.
- suf
-
- 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.
- Br.
-
- bl.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- BEF
-
- be-
-
- SLA
-
- SLE
-
- ANF
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SLR
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ase
-
- asb
-
- ARU
-
- ARS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- SNU
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Sr.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- AFL
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- AFS
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- ur-
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- uns
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Une
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- 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.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- UAE
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALU
-
- ASU
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- BRE
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- ne-
-
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- NBA
-
- Fl.
-
- FLB
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- flu
-
noun,
influenza.
- NSF
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FRB
-
- Frl
-
- FSA
-
- FSR
-
- fub
-
verb (used with object),
fob2 .
- ful
-
noun,
Fulani.
- lub
-
- NEA
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- BSL
-
- nr.
-
- NLF
-
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- NFL
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- NES
-
- FFA
-
- FFI
-
- Fia
-
- FIB
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- LSI
-
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- NSA
-
- Isl
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ise
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ISR
-
- Les
-
- IUS
-
- La.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LaF
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- lbf
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Ir.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- ier
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- Lif
-
- IBN
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- IFF
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- NRA
-
- USR
-
- NSU
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- en-
-
- bu.
-
- ene
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ESA
-
- REA
-
- RNA
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- RBI
-
- EbN
-
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- rfb
-
- RFA
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- EBS
-
- ea.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ef-
-
- eff
-
noun,
the word “fuck”; the f-word:
- efl
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- RSE
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAF
-
- BSA
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- BSE
-
- FBI
-
- BSF
-
- NUL
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- BSN
-
- Re.
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- FAB
-
adjective,
fabulous (def 2).
- eu-
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ESR
-
- FBA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ESU
-
- 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.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- L.
-
- LF
-
- SL
-
- le
-
- L1
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- L2
-
- RU
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- ln
-
- RF
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- RN
-
- SF
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RI
-
- R.
-
- SU
-
- FB
-
- NL
-
- FE
-
- BF
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- B-
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- fn
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- LR
-
- Eb
-
- i.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- UL
-
- UI
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- UB
-
- NI
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- U.
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NF
-
- SN
-