Anagrams of interfacial
Word interfacial has
949 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of interfacial.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- laticifer
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noun,
a tubular structure through which latex circulates in a plant.
- trifacial
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adjective,
trigeminal.
- Centralia
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noun,
a city in central Illinois.
- laciniate
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adjective,
cut into narrow, irregular lobes; slashed; jagged.
- Claretian
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noun,
a member of the “Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” founded in Spain in 1849, and devoted chiefly to missionary work.
- tailrace
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- Alicante
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noun,
a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- analcite
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- laitance
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- artifice
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noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- antilife
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adjective,
antagonistic or indifferent to a normal life.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- califate
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noun,
caliphate.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- Alfieri
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noun,
Count Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1803, Italian dramatist and poet.
- Linaria
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- facient
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- falcate
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adjective,
curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked; falciform.
- Falieri
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noun,
Maríno [Italian mah-ree-naw] /Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1278?–1355, Venetian army commander: doge of Venice 1354–55.
- fanatic
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noun,
a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- fancier
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noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- fantail
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noun,
a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan.
- Felicia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “happy.”.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- fictile
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adjective,
capable of being molded.
- airline
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- nitrile
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- 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.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Carlita
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noun,
a female given name.
- Catalin
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- 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.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- centri-
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- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- 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.
- Ciliata
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noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- inflect
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verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- airlift
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noun,
a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Filaria
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noun,
any small, threadlike roundworm of the family Filariidae and related families, carried as a larva by mosquitoes and parasitic when adult in the blood or tissues of vertebrates.
- lacinia
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noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- 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.
- FRACTAL
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noun,
a geometrical or physical structure having an irregular or fragmented shape at all scales of measurement between a greatest and smallest scale such that certain mathematical or physical properties of the structure, as the perimeter of a curve or the flow rate in a porous medium, behave as if the dimensions of the structure (fractal dimensions) are greater than the spatial dimensions.
- francia
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noun,
José Gaspar Rodríguez de [haw-se gahs-pahr raw-th ree-ges th e] /hɔˈsɛ gɑsˈpɑr rɔˈðri gɛs ðɛ/ (Show IPA), ("El Supremo") 1766–1840, Paraguayan political leader: dictator 1814–40.
- Francie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- actinal
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adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- Acrilan
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- Lacerta
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noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- Italian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- Icarian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- infarct
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- inflict
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verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- flatcar
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noun,
a railroad car consisting of a platform without sides or top.
- Actinia
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- finical
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adjective,
finicky.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- 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.
- African
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Africa.
- filiate
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verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- inlier
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Iletin
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- inter.
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- intra-
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- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- certif
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- recti-
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- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Icaria
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noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- centi-
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- catena
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noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- fiacre
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- cerat-
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- centr-
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- fiance
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Calif.
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- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- infect
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- Cantal
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noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- infare
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- cantar
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noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- carafe
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noun,
a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- infra-
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- filter
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noun,
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- carnal
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- facile
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adjective,
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- falter
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noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- France
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noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- finial
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noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- facial
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noun,
a treatment to beautify the face.
- lifter
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- finlet
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noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- franca
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noun,
a city in Sao Paulo state, SE Brazil.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- finite
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noun,
something that is finite.
- lanate
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adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- 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.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- 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.
- finale
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- farina
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noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- filate
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adjective,
threadlike.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- 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.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Latina
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noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- racial
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adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- Italia
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noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Antlia
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noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Alicia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Africa
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noun,
a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. About 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km).
- Tarlac
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noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- anlace
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noun,
anelace.
- Alaric
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noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- acetal
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- actin-
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- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- aerial
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noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- caftan
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noun,
a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
- Altair
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- trifle
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noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- 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.
- Altaic
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noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- arcane
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adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- lect.
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- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- farce
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noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- farci
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adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- alate
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Lifar
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noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- Fanti
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noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- feral
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adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- feti-
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- fatal
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adjective,
causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly:
- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- licet
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- Liana
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- fecal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or being feces.
- fecit
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verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- feint
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- fetal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- feria
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- alani
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plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Natal
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Elara
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noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- elint
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Altai
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noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- encl.
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- Alta.
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- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- ERICA
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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.
- NAAFI
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noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- liter
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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.
- Tarai
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noun,
Terai.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- facia
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Faial
-
noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 66 sq. mi. (171 sq. km).
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- fa-la
-
noun,
a text or refrain in old songs.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- faena
-
noun,
the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- intr.
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Ital.
-
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- acet-
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Icel.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- 30-30
-
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- incr.
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- incl.
-
- init.
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- lact-
-
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- natl.
-
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- AFTRA
-
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- aeri-
-
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- flirt
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- flare
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cleft
-
noun,
a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
- 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.
- cent.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- cert.
-
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Recit
-
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- refl.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- anti-
-
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- cata-
-
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- ante-
-
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Arnel
-
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Cant.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- anal.
-
- alti-
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- calef
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- crit.
-
- 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.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cine-
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- rect.
-
- anat.
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- rit.
-
- Lani
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- ref.
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- NCAA
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tri-
-
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- INRI
-
- int.
-
- rel.
-
- intl
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Ire.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- RIIA
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- NTIA
-
- RAAF
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- RCAF
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- lit.
-
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- NACA
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Lat.
-
- ter.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- ten.
-
- NCTE
-
- lea.
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- tel-
-
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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).
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 1080
-
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- infl
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Inf.
-
- crat
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cir.
-
- 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.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- ctr.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- fac.
-
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ect-
-
- 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.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enl.
-
- enc.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- EFTA
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Aire
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ALFA
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- alt.
-
- afr-
-
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acea
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ance
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- atic
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CanF
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- 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.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- tRNA
-
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- FICA
-
- fict
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- filt
-
- IATA
-
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Fin.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Fla.
-
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- FLRA
-
- frt.
-
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- ile-
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- inae
-
- FERA
-
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- 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.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- fec.
-
- Inc.
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Ar.
-
- ATA
-
- cf.
-
- CAF
-
- ca.
-
- Ia.
-
- ine
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Af.
-
- 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).
- ATC
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ct.
-
- at.
-
- Lt.
-
- RNA
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- La.
-
- ac-
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- cr.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- trf
-
- an.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ft.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LaF
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- FTC
-
- 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.
- CAI
-
- Frl
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- al.
-
- AAE
-
- RFA
-
- AAF
-
- AIA
-
- RFC
-
- RFE
-
- RFI
-
- Aar
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- 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.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- IFC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ir.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- il-
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AFL
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tfr
-
- TIA
-
- AFC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- AFA
-
- in.
-
- ae.
-
- AEF
-
- 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.
- AEC
-
- IRC
-
- ier
-
- AEA
-
- ANC
-
- ial
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- TAL
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- FRC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ITA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- IRL
-
- tlr
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- TLC
-
- TCA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CEF
-
- CEA
-
- NEC
-
- LCT
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- eir
-
- LCI
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- efl
-
- ef-
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- LCF
-
- ECF
-
- ECA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- ec-
-
- LCA
-
- 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:
- NFC
-
- NFL
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- 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.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- en-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- FCA
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lif
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- FET
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- FAA
-
- ETR
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Fia
-
- fic
-
- ERT
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- NAA
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ea.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CIA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- RAF
-
- CLI
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fl.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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.
- CIF
-
- CIE
-
- RCA
-
- CRT
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- CFR
-
- CFL
-
- CFI
-
- CFA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- CLR
-
- cle
-
- nr.
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- ctf
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- NLF
-
- Re.
-
- i.
-
- FC
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- TL
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LF
-
- TN
-
- 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.
- ic
-
- t.
-
- fn
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- NL
-
- FE
-
- L.
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- L2
-
- 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.
- NI
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- RI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- le
-
- CE
-
- TC
-
- RC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RN
-
- NF
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- LR
-
- ln
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RF
-
- R.
-