Anagrams of interclass
Word interclass has
1304 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of interclass.
- scenarist
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noun,
a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- canisters
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- clarinets
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- Alcestis
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noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- salterns
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noun,
a saltworks.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- salients
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- saltiers
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noun,
saltire.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- saltires
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- elastics
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- stearins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- centrals
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- scarlets
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- arsenics
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- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- silanes
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- scalers
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- artless
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adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- serials
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- castles
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- crissal
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adjective,
of or relating to the crissum.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centri-
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- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- slaters
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- slicers
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- scleras
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Antlers
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- Salters
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- actress
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- saltern
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noun,
a saltworks.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- transl.
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- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- listers
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- racists
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- tinsels
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- airless
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adjective,
lacking air.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- listens
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- slices
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- recti-
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- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- slates
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- snares
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- snarls
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noun,
the act of snarling.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- crasis
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noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- cleans
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- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- class.
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- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- clasts
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noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- slants
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noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- rassle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- scents
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- scler-
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- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- sterns
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- scarts
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Scales
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- scants
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- 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.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- 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.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- intra-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- instr.
-
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- actin-
-
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- arsen-
-
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- centr-
-
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- centi-
-
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- trans.
-
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- cerat-
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Arnel
-
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Ital.
-
- aeri-
-
- 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).
- sect.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- lact-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- scat-
-
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- 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.
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- alti-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- nears
-
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- sails
-
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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- licet
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- lect.
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- saris
-
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.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ante-
-
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- sanit
-
- sarc-
-
- Sans.
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Recit
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- rect.
-
- crit.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- acet-
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- clase
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- ster.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- 30-30
-
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- 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.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- incr.
-
- incl.
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- seti-
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- encl.
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Seric
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- assn.
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- asst.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Iran.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- 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.
- intr.
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- treas
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- tears
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- inst.
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Icel.
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- reni-
-
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Cant.
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- IATSE
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- sines
-
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.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tRNA
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tri-
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rit.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ten.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
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).
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sra.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- SLIC
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tel-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sat.
-
- SASE
-
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RNAS
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- scr.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- scil
-
- ter.
-
- sci.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- rel.
-
- 1080
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Cal.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ISSN
-
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- ASSR
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Ire.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Inc.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- 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.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- asis
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inae
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- 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.
- clar
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- enc.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- 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.
- cit.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- ect-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ctr.
-
- 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.
- cts.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cen.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- ile-
-
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cis-
-
- CERN
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ESIS
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- alt.
-
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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).
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aet.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aer-
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NTIA
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- acr-
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- lin.
-
- ant.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ance
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- ANSI
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ean
-
- STI
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ea.
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ACS
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CSA
-
- CNS
-
- Ar.
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- al.
-
- CLI
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CSR
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- CST
-
- TSE
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- TSI
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cle
-
- CLR
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CIE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ATC
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- at.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ast
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- cs.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- 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.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- St.
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- AIC
-
- TLC
-
- CIA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- STL
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- CEA
-
- 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.
- cl.
-
- TAL
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ANC
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CAI
-
- Sta
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SST
-
- LSC
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SAR
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LSI
-
- Les
-
- LSS
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- NEA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ite
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- SSR
-
- se-
-
- SCS
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- sc.
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- ITA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NSC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NRC
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- NES
-
- RSA
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- nr.
-
- RNA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ITC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- TSS
-
- ESR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Sr.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ECA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SLE
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EIS
-
- SLA
-
- eir
-
- SLR
-
- ERT
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ESL
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- IAS
-
- ISR
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- 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).
- Isl
-
- SSA
-
- IRC
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SSC
-
- ist
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SSN
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- Ir.
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ILS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ine
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
-
- RC
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- EI
-
- R.
-
- NL
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- CE
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LR
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TC
-
- L.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- le
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ln
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NI
-
- ic
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- TL
-
- i.
-