Anagrams of isoelectronic
Word isoelectronic has
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that can be made by using the letters of isoelectronic.
- electronics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons in a vacuum, in gaseous media, and in semiconductors.
- isoelectric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the same electric potential.
- electronic
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adjective,
of or relating to electronics or to devices, circuits, or systems developed through electronics.
- roscoelite
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noun,
a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- reconciles
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired:
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- scolecite
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noun,
a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 10⋅, 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.
- coercions
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- resilient
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adjective,
springing back; rebounding.
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- cortisone
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noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- crocoites
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- encircles
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verb (used with object),
to form a circle around; surround; encompass:
- cornicles
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noun,
any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.
- coronitis
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noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- electrics
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noun,
Railroads.
an electric locomotive.
Informal. a railroad operated by electricity.
- sclerotic
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adjective,
Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- sclerotin
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noun,
an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- centriole
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noun,
a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
- licorices
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noun,
a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family.
- niccolite
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noun,
nickeline.
- oleoresin
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noun,
a mixture of an essential oil and a resin, found in nature.
- enclitics
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noun,
an enclitic word, as Latin que “and” in arma virumque, “arms and the man.”.
- circle-in
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noun,
iris-in.
- selection
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noun,
an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- concertos
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- solicitor
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noun,
a person who solicits.
- reconcile
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired:
- cicerones
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- concretes
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noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- insectile
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adjective,
pertaining to or like an insect.
- Crescent
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noun,
a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
- clitoris
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noun,
the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- cortico-
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- circlets
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noun,
a small circle.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- nitroso-
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- cortisol
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noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- sclerite
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noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- niteries
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noun,
a nightclub.
- lecterns
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- isotonic
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adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- scilicet
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adverb,
to wit; namely.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- isocline
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noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- nitrolic
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adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- concerts
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- coistrel
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- conceits
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- concerto
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- colorist
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noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- colonist
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- Colonies
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noun,
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
- colonics
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noun,
an enema.
- concrete
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noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- colistin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- sericite
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noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- colicins
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noun,
any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on strains other than the producing strain.
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- licorice
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noun,
a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family.
- cloister
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noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- licences
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noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- coercion
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- silicone
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noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- Tirolese
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adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- cocinero
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noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- cornices
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- cornicle
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noun,
any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- lenities
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noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- corselet
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noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- Leinster
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noun,
a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- crocoite
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- creosote
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noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- enclitic
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noun,
an enclitic word, as Latin que “and” in arma virumque, “arms and the man.”.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- inositol
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- ecotones
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noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- eclosion
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noun,
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- tiercels
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noun,
tercel.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- cicelies
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noun,
a plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb.
- encircle
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verb (used with object),
to form a circle around; surround; encompass:
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- cicerone
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- incircle
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noun,
a circle inscribed within a triangle.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- orcinols
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- reenlist
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verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- electros
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noun,
electrotype.
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- electron
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noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- electro-
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- oilstone
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noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- entresol
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noun,
a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
- tileries
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- retinols
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noun,
vitamin A.
- electric
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noun,
Railroads.
an electric locomotive.
Informal. a railroad operated by electricity.
- cineoles
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- licence
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noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- sterno-
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- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- lictors
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- 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.
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- concert
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enroots
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- lisente
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noun,
plural of sente.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- console
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noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- constr.
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- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- control
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noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- creoles
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- sociol.
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- creosol
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noun,
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- solicit
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verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- isoline
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noun,
isogram.
- 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).
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- crotons
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- soliton
-
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- sirloin
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noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- electr-
-
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- corslet
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- elector
-
noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- stereo-
-
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- icicles
-
noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- tercels
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- icteric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- ecotone
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- sirocco
-
noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- lectors
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lectins
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- costrel
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- lectern
-
noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- eccrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- conceit
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- entero-
-
- clerics
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noun,
a member of the clergy.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- centro-
-
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- nitrile
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- centri-
-
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- reticle
-
noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- centile
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- sclero-
-
- scolion
-
noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- orioles
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- orectic
-
adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- ciceros
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- cilices
-
noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- cineole
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- cerotic
-
adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- orcinol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- ocelots
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- circles
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- circlet
-
noun,
a small circle.
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- retools
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- science
-
noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- colonic
-
noun,
an enema.
- recline
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- selenic
-
adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- seleno-
-
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- coerces
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- colicin
-
noun,
any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on strains other than the producing strain.
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- sectile
-
adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- relents
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- icono-
-
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- teleo-
-
- Iletin
-
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Riccio
-
noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- recti-
-
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- rectos
-
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- escent
-
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- osteo-
-
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- eroto-
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- steno-
-
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- lories
-
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.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- necro-
-
- scoto-
-
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- serine
-
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;
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- selen-
-
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- inter.
-
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- instr.
-
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- scler-
-
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- nitro-
-
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- socio-
-
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- enter-
-
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- cteno-
-
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- clonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Tooele
-
noun,
a town in NW Utah.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- Eccles
-
noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contr.
-
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- centr-
-
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- cleric
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- costo-
-
- circle
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citric
-
adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- clinic
-
noun,
a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- icicle
-
noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- cilice
-
noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- C-in-C
-
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- clitic
-
noun,
a clitic word; enclitic or proclitic.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- critic
-
noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- clino-
-
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- colics
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- celto-
-
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- elisor
-
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.
- colent
-
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Celtic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- colors
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Cecile
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- coeno-
-
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- centi-
-
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- elect.
-
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- nitr-
-
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Scot.
-
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- coele
-
- sect.
-
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- coel-
-
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- tono-
-
- cores
-
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- cent.
-
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Orlon
-
- 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:
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- oste-
-
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- 30-30
-
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- rect.
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Recit
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- reni-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- 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.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- noct-
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- noto-
-
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- noso-
-
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- onto-
-
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- onco-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- octo-
-
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- oleo-
-
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- OIcel
-
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- cine-
-
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- intr.
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- inst.
-
- insol
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- init.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- incl.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- eccl.
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- ecol.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- econ.
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- istic
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- teno-
-
- encl.
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- tele-
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- telo-
-
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- ento-
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ilio-
-
- ileo-
-
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- icons
-
- ecto-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- ster.
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- 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.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- licet
-
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- cont.
-
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Sino-
-
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Colo.
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Const
-
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Seric
-
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- conc.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Cons.
-
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- seti-
-
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- lect.
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- ition
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- sito-
-
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- scil
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Sol.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- SLIC
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- rel.
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sci.
-
- tron
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- ten.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- str.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- scr.
-
- sec.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Soni
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ter.
-
- tri-
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Ste.
-
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tion
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- soln
-
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 1080
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Cres
-
- Ire.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Cort
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Con.
-
- ence
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- 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):
- 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.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Cor.
-
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- NCTE
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- EEOC
-
- ect-
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- 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.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Ens.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- itol
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- enl.
-
- eco-
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- ctr.
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lin.
-
- cts.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- 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.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- 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:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- cen.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- cene
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- CERN
-
- oro-
-
- cet-
-
- Ont.
-
- Inc.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- INRI
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Cels
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ile-
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- CCls
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- eso-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ole-
-
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- cir.
-
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Col.
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- enc.
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Oct.
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- OEEC
-
- 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.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- ins.
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cis-
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- 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.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- STI
-
- ESL
-
- ETO
-
- ERT
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ESR
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EOE
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- STL
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- TCS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ene
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CNO
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- CNC
-
- CLR
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- tr.
-
- CEO
-
- CEC
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Tro
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cc.
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- CNS
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- en-
-
- cte
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSC
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CRC
-
- ETS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- ETR
-
- ist
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- RTS
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- sc.
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- rte
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NSC
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- OTC
-
- LSI
-
- LON
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- LST
-
- NES
-
- ltr
-
- NCO
-
- se-
-
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Oc.
-
- OCC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ote
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- ot-
-
- OTS
-
- OOT
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- oon
-
- OCR
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- OCS
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- 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.
- OIr
-
- ROI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OIt
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- oo-
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- LSC
-
- LOC
-
- 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.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- in.
-
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- ine
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SLE
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Lt.
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- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ior
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ILS
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- SLR
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- IOT
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- Ir.
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- ite
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- ITC
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- ISR
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- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Isl
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- ise
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
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- IRO
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- IRL
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- IRC
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- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ILO
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- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- SER
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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).
- ics
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- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- io-
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- ICC
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- ier
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- SIC
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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).
- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- il-
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- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- St.
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Les
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- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Sr.
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- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- TC
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- T1
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- CE
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- R.
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- RN
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- t.
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- RI
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RC
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- ol
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- O.
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- RO
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- TN
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- ln
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
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- LR
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- ic
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
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- NC
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- EI
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- NI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TL
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- NL
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- le
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SL
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- S.
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- L2
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- L1
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
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- L.
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- SN
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- i.
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