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- irrelevances
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noun,
the quality or condition of being irrelevant.
- irrelevance
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noun,
the quality or condition of being irrelevant.
- relevances
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noun,
the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand:
- in-service
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adjective,
taking place while one is employed:
- resilience
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noun,
the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
- receivers
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noun,
a person or thing that receives.
- larceners
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noun,
a person who commits larceny.
- rivalries
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noun,
the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition:
- vernicles
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noun,
veronica1 .
- Severance
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noun,
the act of severing or the state of being severed.
- increaser
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noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- relevance
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noun,
the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand:
- revelries
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noun,
reveling; boisterous festivity:
- airliners
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noun,
a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.
- larcenies
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noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- reliances
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- relievers
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noun,
a person or thing that relieves.
- vicereine
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noun,
the wife of a viceroy.
- scrivener
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noun,
scribe1 (defs 1, 2).
- recliners
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noun,
a person or thing that reclines.
- errancies
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- valencies
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noun,
valence.
- learners
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- releaser
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noun,
a person or thing that releases.
- versiera
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noun,
witch of Agnesi.
- evanesce
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verb (used without object),
to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away.
- re-lease
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noun,
a contract for re-leasing land or property.
- Vaseline
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- celeries
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noun,
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
- versicle
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noun,
a little verse.
- alienees
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- vernicle
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noun,
veronica1 .
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- Verlaine
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- venereal
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adjective,
arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection.
- Sancerre
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noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- veneries
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noun,
the gratification of sexual desire.
- receiver
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noun,
a person or thing that receives.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- screever
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noun,
an artist who draws pictures on sidewalks, as with colored chalks, earning a living from the donations of spectators and passersby.
- rivieres
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noun,
a necklace of diamonds or other gems, especially in more than one string.
- verniers
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noun,
Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- larcener
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noun,
a person who commits larceny.
- recliner
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noun,
a person or thing that reclines.
- rivieras
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noun,
a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy.
French Côte d'Azur.
- riverine
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adjective,
of or relating to a river.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- reliever
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noun,
a person or thing that relieves.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- Celanese
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- licensee
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noun,
a person, company, etc., to whom a license is granted or issued.
- reversal
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noun,
an act or instance of reversing.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- airliner
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noun,
a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.
- claviers
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- airlines
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- re-serve
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verb (used with or without object),
to serve again.
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- vineries
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noun,
a place or enclosure in which vines, especially grapevines, are grown.
- Sinclair
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noun,
Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- cleanser
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- ravelins
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- visceral
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adjective,
of or relating to the viscera.
- Elsevier
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noun,
Louis, c1540–1617, Dutch printer: founder of a printing firm at Leyden (1591?) that was operated by his descendants through the 18th century.
- renverse
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adjective,
performed with the body bent from the waist:
- liveries
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noun,
a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- cleavers
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noun,
a North American plant, Galium aparine, of the madder family, having short, hooked bristles on the stems and leaves and bearing very small white flowers.
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- Elinvar
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- elevens
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus one.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- cleaver
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noun,
a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, especially one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- inverse
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noun,
an inverted state or condition.
- veeries
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noun,
a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, common in the eastern and northern U.S., noted for its song.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- clivers
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noun,
cleavers.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- clivias
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noun,
Kaffir lily.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- reelers
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noun,
a person or thing that reels.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Rainier
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- cravens
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noun,
a coward.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- receive
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verb (used with object),
to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered):
- silvern
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adjective,
made of or like silver.
- clavers
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- several
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noun,
several persons or things; a few; some.
- cervine
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
- Sevener
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noun,
Ismaʿilian.
- servile
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adjective,
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning:
- Service
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noun,
an act of helpful activity; help; aid:
- valines
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- enviers
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- enslave
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verb (used with object),
to make a slave of; reduce to slavery:
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- eserine
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noun,
physostigmine.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- evinces
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- enclave
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noun,
a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- carvels
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noun,
caravel.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- carrels
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noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Valence
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noun,
Chemistry.
the quality that determines the number of atoms or groups with which any single atom or group will unite chemically.
the relative combining capacity of an atom or group compared with that of the standard hydrogen atom. The chloride ion, Cl–, with a valence of one, has the capacity to unite with one atom of hydrogen or its equivalent, as in HCl or NaCl.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- release
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noun,
a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- reliers
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- reviles
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- larries
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noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- Riviera
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noun,
a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy.
French Côte d'Azur.
- Vernier
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noun,
Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- reveals
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- reveres
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noun,
revers.
- reverie
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noun,
a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing:
- learner
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- leavens
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noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- reverse
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noun,
the opposite or contrary of something.
- versine
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noun,
versed sine.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- airline
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- vicinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or belonging to a neighborhood or district.
- vesical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- vesicle
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noun,
a small sac or cyst.
- leviers
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noun,
a person who levies.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- alienee
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- alevins
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- riviere
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noun,
a necklace of diamonds or other gems, especially in more than one string.
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- reserve
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noun,
Finance.
cash, or assets readily convertible into cash, held aside, as by a corporation, bank, state or national government, etc., to meet expected or unexpected demands.
uninvested cash held to comply with legal requirements.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- veneers
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noun,
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- relieve
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Idioms,
to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate.
- venerer
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noun,
a huntsman.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- rescale
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- Salieri
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noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- Vereins
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noun,
a union, association, or society.
- eleven
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus one.
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- slaver
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noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- 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.
- Slavic
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noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- sleave
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noun,
anything matted or raveled.
- sleeve
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noun,
the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- envier
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- revise
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noun,
an act of revising.
- envies
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noun,
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
- sliver
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noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- eraser
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- Eileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Erevan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- sevier
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noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- Reiner
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noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- livers
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- navies
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noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- Silvia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “forest.”.
- navels
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noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- revels
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noun,
Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
- Revere
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noun,
revers.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Silver
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- Silvan
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noun,
a person dwelling in a woodland region.
- livens
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verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- sirree
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noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- Elsene
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noun,
Dutch name of Ixelles.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- revers
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noun,
a part of a garment turned back to show the lining or facing, as a lapel.
- elvers
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noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- livres
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- levies
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noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- Severn
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noun,
a river in Great Britain, flowing from central Wales through W England into the Bristol Channel. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- Rivera
-
noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- inlier
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Lavern
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noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- lavers
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noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- rivals
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noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- invars
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- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- salver
-
noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- relier
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- Nevers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nièvre, in central France, on the Loire River: Romanesque church.
- Irvine
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- scler-
-
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Nerval
-
noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- Seaver
-
noun,
(George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- severe
-
adjective,
harsh; unnecessarily extreme:
- Ervine
-
noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- serval
-
noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- Server
-
noun,
a person who serves.
- levier
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- ervils
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Levine
-
noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- Levins
-
noun,
lightning.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- releve
-
noun,
a rising up onto full point or half point from the flat of the feet.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- selen-
-
- Selene
-
noun,
the Greek goddess of the moon.
Compare Thyone.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leaven
-
noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- relive
-
verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- leaves
-
noun,
plural of leaf.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leavis
-
noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- evince
-
verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- snivel
-
noun,
weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
- Ravens
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Cervin
-
noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- valine
-
noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Valens
-
noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c328–378, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 364–378.
- civies
-
plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- veenas
-
noun,
vina.
- vicars
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- claver
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cleans
-
- carven
-
adjective,
carved.
- cavern
-
noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- cavers
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cavils
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- Carver
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- varier
-
noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- Varese
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- Anvers
-
noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- carvel
-
noun,
caravel.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Verner
-
noun,
Karl Adolph [kahrl ah-dolf] /kɑrl ˈɑ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1846–96, Danish linguist.
- Carrel
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Clivia
-
noun,
Kaffir lily.
- reeler
-
noun,
a person or thing that reels.
- Venice
-
noun,
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
- ravins
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Craven
-
noun,
a coward.
- velars
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- Verein
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- veneer
-
noun,
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- virile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly:
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Velsen
-
noun,
a seaport in W Netherlands.
- averse
-
adjective,
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ravels
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Visine
-
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- vincas
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- Calvin
-
noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- arrive
-
noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- clever
-
adjective,
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- Cleave
-
verb (used with object),
to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
- calves
-
noun,
plural of calf1 .
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Cleves
-
noun,
a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- clevis
-
noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- arsen-
-
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- Arnel
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- ivies
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- sarc-
-
- anis-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- River
-
noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- veni-
-
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- vice-
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- aeri-
-
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- vinic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, found in, or derived from wine:
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- vini-
-
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- Vinci
-
noun,
Leonardo da [lee-uh-nahr-doh duh,, ley-;; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw dah] /ˌli əˈnɑr doʊ də,, ˌleɪ-;; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈnɑr dɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), Leonardo da Vinci.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- rears
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- reni-
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- nears
-
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 30-30
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- 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.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- levee
-
noun,
an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- encl.
-
- civil
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of citizens:
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- elves
-
noun,
plural of elf.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- clase
-
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- seven
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- 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.
- 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.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Reeve
-
noun,
an administrative officer of a town or district.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- Iran.
-
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Invar
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- incr.
-
- incl.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- avers
-
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- Seric
-
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- evens
-
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- vari-
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- ician
-
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RCVR
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 1080
-
- Rev.
-
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- vas-
-
- var.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- val.
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Sra.
-
- vel.
-
- Ven.
-
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- vin-
-
- VLSI
-
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Visc
-
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- vil.
-
- Vic.
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- vers
-
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- SLIC
-
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- RNAS
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sci.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- serv
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- scil
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scr.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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.
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elev
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- Lev.
-
- Cres
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- inv.
-
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- 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
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- IEEE
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- clar
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arr.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- ANSI
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- AISI
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- asc-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- civ.
-
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- 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.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- 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.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Cav.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- 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.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- avn.
-
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ave.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nav.
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- lea.
-
- Nev.
-
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lin.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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).
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Lani
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- NIRA
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AIC
-
- CNS
-
- ALC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- vs.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- NSC
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- RCS
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- CRS
-
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AEC
-
- SLR
-
- ACS
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ACV
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- CVA
-
- ANC
-
- ae.
-
- Sr.
-
- Re.
-
- CSA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- SVC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- SVR
-
- CLI
-
- Va.
-
- CLR
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- lv.
-
- NES
-
- ASR
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ASV
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- VCR
-
- a-v
-
- AVC
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Avi
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- CEA
-
- ASN
-
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NSA
-
- ca.
-
- NRC
-
- ARS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NRA
-
- CIA
-
- NEA
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- nr.
-
- Ver
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- REA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RNR
-
- IRL
-
- RNA
-
- IRC
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Ir.
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ine
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- in.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ILS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- LCA
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- LCI
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- IRS
-
- ISA
-
- IAS
-
- La.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- CSR
-
- SAE
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- 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).
- VLA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ac-
-
- SAR
-
- al.
-
- Rs.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- sc.
-
- ISV
-
- ISR
-
- RSV
-
- Isl
-
- RSE
-
- ise
-
- RSA
-
- ea.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- EIS
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ene
-
- en-
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- eir
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- EEE
-
- EEC
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- SLA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SLE
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- 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
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- env
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ESL
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- av.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- RCA
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ESR
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERV
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- RCN
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- 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.
- VL
-
- 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.
- ee
-
- RN
-
- le
-
- EV
-
- ln
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- RV
-
- EI
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- SL
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SN
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- RI
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- NC
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- NV
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- NL
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- CE
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- NI
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- N.
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- VR
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- VI
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- VC
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- V.
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- SV
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- LR
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- CV
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- VN
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