Anagrams of intolerance
Word intolerance has
1215 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of intolerance.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- centriole
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noun,
a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- cornelian
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noun,
carnelian.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- coeternal
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adjective,
existing with another eternally.
- inertance
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noun,
the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- interlace
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- nectarine
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- tolerance
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noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- octennial
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adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- corelate
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- incenter
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noun,
the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- lanneret
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noun,
the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- internal
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noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- cretonne
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noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- entrance
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- electron
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noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- electro-
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- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- relocate
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- narceine
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- Laennec
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noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- electr-
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- Tenniel
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noun,
Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- lantern
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noun,
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- 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.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- cannoli
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plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- canteen
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- centri-
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- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- centro-
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- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- 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.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- contra-
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- 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.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- inconel
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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.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- cranio-
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- craniol
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- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- cerato-
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- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- 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.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- entero-
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- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- enteron
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noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- Clinton
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noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- lenient
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adjective,
agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
- centner
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- Alencon
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- antero-
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- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- neonate
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Leonine
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adjective,
of or relating to the lion.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- actino-
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- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Nerine
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noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- Conant
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noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- contin
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- contr.
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- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Alecto
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noun,
one of the Furies.
- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- iatro-
-
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- 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.
- colter
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Nicene
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adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- intron
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intro.
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- intra-
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- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- 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.
- clino-
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- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- inter.
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- colent
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- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- loaner
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Lonnie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- tonner
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- coatee
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Cloete
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noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- enter-
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- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Renton
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noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Rennie
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noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- rennet
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noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- necro-
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- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- neaten
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- aceto-
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- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- elect.
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- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- natron
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- nation
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noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- narco-
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- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- aeron.
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- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Creole
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- cteno-
-
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recti-
-
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- retina
-
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.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- actin-
-
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nocti-
-
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- celto-
-
- nitro-
-
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- lacto-
-
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centi-
-
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- lectin
-
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.
- Lenten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- teleo-
-
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
-
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- citral
-
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.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- nona-
-
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- 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.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Ital.
-
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- lect.
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- natl.
-
- 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.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- intr.
-
- orial
-
- Iran.
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- lact-
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- ileo-
-
- incl.
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- OIcel
-
- licet
-
- Recit
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- incr.
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitr-
-
- Icel.
-
- incor
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- octa-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 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.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- noct-
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- encl.
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ation
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Arnel
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- areo-
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- tele-
-
- 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.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- cert.
-
- cero-
-
- telo-
-
- 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.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- Tenn.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tera-
-
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Alcor
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- 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.
- aero-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- 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.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 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.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- acet-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- 30-30
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- anon.
-
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- annot
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- cine-
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- nano-
-
- colat
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- econ.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- coele
-
- coel-
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Conn.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crit.
-
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- cont.
-
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ecol.
-
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- 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.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- reni-
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- rit.
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- NCTE
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- NIRA
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tRNA
-
- tron
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tri-
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rel.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- tonn
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- OEEC
-
- ter.
-
- 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.
- ole-
-
- Oct.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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).
- 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.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ten.
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Ont.
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- non-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- RONA
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Nor.
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- NTIA
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- 1080
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Con.
-
- eco-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- ctr.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crat
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- EEOC
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- ect-
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- ical
-
- Ire.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- ile-
-
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clar
-
- 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.
- alt.
-
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ance
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- atic
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alco
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cene
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- 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.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ator
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- enl.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- 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.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- lea.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- 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):
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lin.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- 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.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- itol
-
- ier
-
- IRC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ior
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- IOT
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Ir.
-
- TIA
-
- La.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- 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.
- ca.
-
- LOC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- IOC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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:
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- CLI
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ola
-
- Re.
-
- TCA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- CIE
-
- NOC
-
- CIA
-
- NNE
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- CEO
-
- NIA
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- CLR
-
- AEC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- NCO
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- NEA
-
- 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
-
- ne-
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ae.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ite
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- Tro
-
- ac-
-
- ALC
-
- NEC
-
- ATC
-
- IRO
-
- at.
-
- ONI
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- IRL
-
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- LON
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- ITA
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ITC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ANC
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- Clo
-
- cle
-
- CNN
-
- EEO
-
- ILO
-
- in.
-
- ene
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- en-
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- OCR
-
- eir
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EEC
-
- 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.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Lt.
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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
-
- ea.
-
- EOE
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eo-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- il-
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- io-
-
- ETR
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- OIt
-
- ETO
-
- OIr
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ERT
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- oic
-
- 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).
- 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.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- LCA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- LCI
-
- ROI
-
- rte
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Oc.
-
- NRC
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- LCT
-
- ine
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rt.
-
- ONR
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- OTC
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- TAL
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- CRT
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CTA
-
- ROA
-
- CNO
-
- RNA
-
- cte
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- RN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ol
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TC
-
- RC
-
- i.
-
- NI
-
- AO
-
- ic
-
- RI
-
- T1
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- t.
-
- TN
-
- ee
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CE
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
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- LC
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- RO
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- TL
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- OA
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- L1
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NC
-
- L2
-
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- LR
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- NL
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- EI
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- le
-
- N.
-
- R.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L.
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