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Word irresolvable has
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- all-overs
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noun,
a general feeling of unease and nervousness throughout the body (usually preceded by the).
- sea-rover
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noun,
a pirate.
- overbears
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verb (used with object),
to bear over or down by weight or force:
- Roseville
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- sail-over
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noun,
a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- braveries
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noun,
brave spirit or conduct; courage; valor.
- relievos
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noun,
Obsolete. relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- reliable
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adjective,
that may be relied on or trusted; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.:
- observer
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noun,
someone or something that observes.
- versiera
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noun,
witch of Agnesi.
- laborers
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noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- allovers
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noun,
a fabric with an allover pattern.
- oversell
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verb (used with object),
to sell more of (a stock, product, etc.) than can be delivered.
- leviable
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adjective,
that may be levied.
- overbear
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verb (used with object),
to bear over or down by weight or force:
- isolable
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adjective,
capable of being isolated.
- varioles
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- Averroes
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noun,
1126?–98, Arab philosopher in Spain.
- liberals
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noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- earlobes
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noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- brollies
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noun,
an umbrella.
- broilers
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noun,
any device for broiling meat or fish; a grate, pan, or compartment in a stove for broiling.
- breviers
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noun,
a size of type approximately 8-point, between minion and bourgeois.
- solvable
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adjective,
capable of being solved, as a problem.
- brailles
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noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- Borrelia
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noun,
any of several spiral, parasitic bacteria of the genus Borrelia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, other mammals, or birds.
- Bellaire
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noun,
a city in SE Texas, within the city limits of Houston.
- bolivars
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: B.
- libelers
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noun,
a person who libels; a person who publishes a libel assailing another.
- reversal
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noun,
an act or instance of reversing.
- lobelias
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noun,
any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
- liveable
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adjective,
livable.
- lovelies
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noun,
Informal. a beautiful woman, especially a show girl.
- orseille
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noun,
orchil.
- violable
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adjective,
capable of being violated:
- resolve
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noun,
a resolution or determination made, as to follow some course of action.
- reverbs
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verb (used with or without object),
to reverberate.
- bravoes
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noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- reveals
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- Vellore
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noun,
a city in N Tamil Nadu state in S India, on the Palar River.
- brasier
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noun,
brazier1 .
- Lobelia
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noun,
any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- bearers
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noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- servile
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adjective,
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning:
- relievo
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noun,
Obsolete. relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- verbals
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noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- areoles
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noun,
an areola.
- 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.
- variole
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- brevier
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noun,
a size of type approximately 8-point, between minion and bourgeois.
- Lorelei
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noun,
a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
- earlobe
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noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- bailees
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- losable
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adjective,
susceptible to becoming lost.
- observe
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verb (used with object),
to see, watch, perceive, or notice:
- Roselle
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noun,
a tropical plant, Hibiscus sabdariffa, of the mallow family, grown for its thick, red calyx and bracts, used in making jellies and as a substitute for cranberries.
- several
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noun,
several persons or things; a few; some.
- lovable
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adjective,
of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
- Rosella
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noun,
any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- rollers
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noun,
a person or thing that rolls.
- broiler
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noun,
any device for broiling meat or fish; a grate, pan, or compartment in a stove for broiling.
- erosive
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adjective,
serving to erode; causing erosion.
- Barrios
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noun,
Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
- verbose
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adjective,
characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy:
- Braille
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noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- Bolivar
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: B.
- villose
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adjective,
villous.
- boilers
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- absolve
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verb (used with object),
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences:
- overall
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noun,
overalls, (used with a plural verb)
loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers.
long waterproof leggings.
- libeler
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noun,
a person who libels; a person who publishes a libel assailing another.
- rallies
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noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- Villars
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noun,
Claude Louis Hector de [klohd lwee ek-tawr duh] /kloʊd lwi ɛkˈtɔr də/ (Show IPA), 1653–1734, marshal of France.
- larries
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noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- bellies
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noun,
the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
- overlie
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verb (used with object),
to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- aerobes
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noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- ovaries
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- allover
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noun,
a fabric with an allover pattern.
- berries
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noun,
any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- leviers
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noun,
a person who levies.
- livable
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adjective,
suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable:
- Orville
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noun,
a male given name.
- obverse
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noun,
the side of a coin, medal, flag, etc., that bears the principal design (opposed to reverse).
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Seville
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noun,
a port in SW Spain, on the Guadalquivir River: site of the Alcazar; cathedral.
- laborer
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noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- Liberal
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noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- oversea
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) countries or territories across the sea or ocean.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- broils
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noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- borals
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noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- serbo-
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- seller
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noun,
a person who sells; salesperson or vender.
- brills
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noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- Seaver
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noun,
(George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- birles
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- slaver
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noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- 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.
- slavo-
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- Lorrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- 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.
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Brasov
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noun,
a city in central Romania.
- Boreal
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adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Boreas
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- borers
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noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- Obelia
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- servo-
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- Savoie
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noun,
a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
- oilers
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- Olbers
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noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- briers
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noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Oliver
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noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- boiler
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- bravos
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noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- siller
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noun,
silver.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- Server
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noun,
a person who serves.
- serval
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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.
- sevier
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noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- brevi-
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- sirree
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noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- lovers
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noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- libers
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noun,
phloem.
- Savior
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noun,
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- relive
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verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- livres
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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.
- labels
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noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- labile
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adjective,
apt or likely to change.
- labio-
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- 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.
- Labors
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- laevo-
-
- ravels
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- 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.
- leaves
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noun,
plural of leaf.
- Leavis
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noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Leslie
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- levels
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noun,
a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- Ovalle
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noun,
a city in central Chile.
- levier
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noun,
a person who levies.
- levies
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noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- liable
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adjective,
legally responsible:
- libras
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- libels
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noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- 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.
- loaves
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noun,
plural of loaf1 .
- salvor
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noun,
a person who salvages or helps to salvage a ship, cargo, etc.
- robles
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noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- salver
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noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- lories
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- elisor
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noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Ellora
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noun,
a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
- rovers
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noun,
a person who roves; wanderer.
- Eloise
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noun,
a female given name.
- elvers
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noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- eraser
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- roller
-
noun,
a person or thing that rolls.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- ervils
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Rivera
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noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- 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.
- ribose
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- Ribera
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noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- revise
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noun,
an act of revising.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- 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.
- revers
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noun,
a part of a garment turned back to show the lining or facing, as a lapel.
- reverb
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reverberate.
- 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.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- reveal
-
noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- resorb
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verb (used with object),
to absorb again, as an exudation.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- sleave
-
noun,
anything matted or raveled.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- averse
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adjective,
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
- Albers
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noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- barrel
-
noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- Barrie
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noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- alible
-
adjective,
nutritive; nourishing.
- barrio
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noun,
(in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
- Barros
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noun,
João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), ("the Portuguese Livy") 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
- vibro-
-
- sollar
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noun,
solar2 .
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- bearer
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- Beaver
-
noun,
a large, amphibious rodent of the genus Castor, having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for its ability to dam streams with trees, branches, etc.
- Solera
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- violas
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noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- Belial
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noun,
Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- viable
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adjective,
capable of living.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- vario-
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- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- varier
-
noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- Varese
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noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
- valors
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noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- Valois
-
noun,
a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- sorrel
-
noun,
light reddish-brown.
- velars
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- arrive
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noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- verbal
-
noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Baliol
-
noun,
John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland 1292–96.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- belive
-
adverb,
before long; soon.
- avoir.
-
- aboves
-
noun,
something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
- bevels
-
noun,
the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- voiles
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noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- soever
-
adverb,
at all; in any case; of any kind; in any way (used with generalizing force after who, what, when, where, how, any, all, etc., sometimes separated by intervening words):
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- bevies
-
noun,
a group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close association.
- vireos
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- loves
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- areo-
-
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- label
-
noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- arvos
-
noun,
afternoon.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- 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.
- voles
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Varro
-
noun,
Marcus Terentius [tuh-ren-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /təˈrɛn ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), c116–27? b.c, Roman scholar and author.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- vols.
-
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- 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.
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- 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.
- vaso-
-
- ileo-
-
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- avers
-
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- allo-
-
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- aero-
-
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- libel
-
noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- vills
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- ville
-
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- over-
-
- overs
-
noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- OSlav
-
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- 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.
- above
-
noun,
something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- viols
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- Villa
-
noun,
a country residence or estate.
- levo-
-
- 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.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 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.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- rall.
-
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- 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.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- 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.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- rears
-
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- orial
-
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- 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).
- level
-
noun,
a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- 30-30
-
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- vibes
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Rolla
-
noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- solve
-
verb (used with object),
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
- breve
-
noun,
a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Basov
-
noun,
Nikolai Gennadiyevich [nyi-kuh-lahy gyi-nah-dyi-yi-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ gyɪˈnɑ dyɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1922–2001, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1964.
- bravo
-
noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- brave
-
noun,
a brave person.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Brale
-
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Serov
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- BSElE
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- baro-
-
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- sero-
-
- Brill
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- sebi-
-
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- bevel
-
noun,
the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- soave
-
noun,
a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
- biol.
-
- Bills
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Bella
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Isabella.
- bolls
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- Belle
-
noun,
a woman or girl admired for her beauty and charm.
- Bello
-
noun,
Andrés [ahn-dres] /ɑnˈdrɛs/ (Show IPA), 1781–1865, Venezuelan poet, philologist, and educator.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- 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.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- roves
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Salvo
-
noun,
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- 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).
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- Rover
-
noun,
a person who roves; wanderer.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- elves
-
noun,
plural of elf.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- vari-
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- rolls
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- savor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- balls
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- 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).
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- 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.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- var.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- vas-
-
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- riv.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Lev.
-
- 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)
- VLSI
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- VLBI
-
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RIBA
-
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Rev.
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- serv
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- vil.
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- ovi-
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- val.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- vers
-
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- 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.
- 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.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sol.
-
- Sab.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- SBLI
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- 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.
- 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.
- vill
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- Sra.
-
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- 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.
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- 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.
- vel.
-
- rel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 1080
-
- obs.
-
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- bar.
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barr
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- eso-
-
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- 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).
- Bell
-
noun,
a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- 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.”.
- ible
-
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ave.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Ire.
-
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bal.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- ile-
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bol.
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- 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.
- 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.
- Boll
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brev
-
- BSIR
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- BSIE
-
- BSEE
-
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- BSAE
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- bio-
-
- ELLE
-
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- elev
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- ELAS
-
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Lab.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Alb.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lib.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- all-
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- abs-
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abl.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- ABLS
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Aire
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- aer-
-
- lobs
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- arr.
-
- lea.
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- abv
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- ae.
-
- al.
-
- ASR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ASI
-
- ab-
-
- vol
-
- BLL
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- ble
-
- asb
-
- SLA
-
- BLS
-
- av.
-
- ase
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- a-v
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- vb.
-
- VLA
-
- ASV
-
- Ar.
-
- BRE
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- vo.
-
- Avi
-
- VOA
-
- Sr.
-
- Br.
-
- be-
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- vs.
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Va.
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Bav
-
- SVR
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- aor
-
- SRB
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- BLA
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ARS
-
- SLE
-
- 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.
- BeV
-
- Ver
-
- SLR
-
- BIE
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- bi-
-
- bl.
-
- eir
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- La.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- REA
-
- RBI
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ISV
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ILO
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ILS
-
- ior
-
- BSL
-
- ISR
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- LSI
-
- lv.
-
- ob.
-
- OSA
-
- OSB
-
- Ola
-
- OIr
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- OAS
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OBE
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- obv
-
adverb,
obviously:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Re.
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ov-
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ose
-
- Orv
-
- ll.
-
- LLB
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ier
-
- Ir.
-
- ib.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- SAR
-
- obl
-
- EIS
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- sb.
-
- IAS
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RSV
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- EBS
-
- SBA
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- BSA
-
- BSE
-
- 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).
- BSO
-
- BVA
-
- BVE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SBE
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- 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.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Rs.
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- EOE
-
- ROI
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ROA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- VOR
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERV
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- EI
-
- OA
-
- ee
-
- VL
-
- ol
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- SV
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- O.
-
- AO
-
- V.
-
- VI
-
- 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.
- VR
-
- 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.
- i.
-
- RI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- B-
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- SL
-
- le
-
- Eb
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- L.
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- BO
-
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- RV
-
- RO
-
- LR
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EV
-