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- sleight-of-hand
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noun,
skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
- self-ignite
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verb (used without object),
to ignite without spark or flame.
- night-shift
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noun,
the work force, as of a factory, scheduled to work during the nighttime.
- delegations
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noun,
a group or body of delegates:
- defoliants
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noun,
a preparation for defoliating plants.
- hand-tight
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adjective,
(of a setscrew, nut, etc.) as tight as it can be made by hand, without the aid of a tool.
- antilogies
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noun,
a contradiction in terms or ideas.
- stone-deaf
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adjective,
totally deaf.
- disentitle
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of title or right.
- disinflate
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verb (used with object),
to slow down the rate of inflation in (an economy).
- headlights
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noun,
a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- Ingolstadt
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noun,
a city in Bavaria,SE Germany, on the Danube River.
- dithionate
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noun,
a salt of dithionic acid.
- deflations
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noun,
the act of deflating or the state of being deflated.
- delegation
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noun,
a group or body of delegates:
- tonalities
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noun,
Music.
the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.
a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
- defoliates
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adjective,
(of a tree) having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process.
- solidating
-
- endothelia
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noun,
a type of epithelium composed of a single layer of smooth, thin cells that lines the heart, blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities.
- eightieths
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noun,
an eightieth part, especially of one (1/80).
- hesitation
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noun,
the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear:
- negotiates
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verb (used with object),
to arrange for or bring about by discussion and settlement of terms:
- fieldstone
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noun,
unfinished stone as found in fields, especially when used for building purposes.
- high-toned
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adjective,
having high principles; dignified.
- nightshade
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Solanum, especially the black nightshade or the bittersweet.
- deletions
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noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- in-flight
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adjective,
done, served, or shown during an air voyage:
- gestation
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noun,
the process, state, or period of gestating.
- gentisate
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noun,
a salt or ester of gentisic acid.
- left-hand
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adjective,
on or to the left:
- Ingleside
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noun,
a fireside.
- digestion
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noun,
the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for absorption and assimilation into the body.
- digestant
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noun,
a substance that promotes digestion.
- dialogite
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noun,
rhodochrosite.
- insheathe
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verb (used with object),
ensheathe.
- dialogist
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noun,
a speaker in a dialogue.
- gelations
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noun,
solidification by cold; freezing.
- sheathing
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noun,
the act of a person who sheathes.
- instigate
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verb (used with object),
to cause by incitement; foment:
- flagstone
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noun,
Also called flag. a flat stone slab used especially for paving.
- alongside
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adverb,
along, by, at, or to the side of something:
- intaglios
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noun,
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- gatefolds
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noun,
foldout (def 1).
- iodinates
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- isohaline
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noun,
a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- detonates
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verb (used with object),
to cause (something explosive) to explode.
- designate
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adjective,
named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed (often used in combination following the noun it modifies):
- isolating
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- safelight
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- flinthead
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noun,
the wood stork, Mycteria americana.
- Gileadite
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noun,
a member of a branch of the Israelite tribe descended from Manasseh.
- halftones
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noun,
Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
- Gilsonite
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noun,
an extremely pure asphalt particularly valuable for the manufacture of paints and varnishes.
- headnotes
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noun,
a brief summary, comment, or explanation that precedes a chapter, report, etc.
- Holinshed
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noun,
Raphael, died c1580, English chronicler.
- half-tone
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noun,
semitone.
- Eastleigh
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noun,
a borough in Hampshire, S England.
- headlight
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noun,
a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- headlines
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noun,
a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- hindsight
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noun,
recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence.
- headstone
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noun,
a stone marker set at the head of a grave; gravestone.
- half-note
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noun,
a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.
- high-tide
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noun,
the tide at its highest level of elevation.
- high-test
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adjective,
(of gasoline) boiling at a relatively low temperature.
- hightails
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Idioms,
hightail it, hurry; rush; scamper:
- heightens
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verb (used with object),
to increase the height of; make higher.
- Highlands
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a mountainous region in N Scotland, N of the Grampians.
- athelings
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noun,
a man of royal blood; a prince.
- heliostat
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noun,
an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
- half-tide
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noun,
the state or time of the tide when halfway between high water and low water.
- datelines
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- anetholes
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noun,
a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 12 O, having a sweet taste, obtained from anise or fennel oils or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, dentifrices, flavoring, synthesis of anisaldehyde, and in medicine as an antiseptic and carminative.
- sea-fight
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noun,
a fight between ships at sea.
- giltheads
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noun,
any of several marine fishes having gold markings, as a sparid, Sparus auratus, of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gladstone
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noun,
a four-wheel pleasure carriage with a calash top, two inside seats, and dickey seats.
- defoliate
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adjective,
(of a tree) having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process.
- dilations
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noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- angelfish
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noun,
a South American freshwater fish, genus Pterophyllum, often kept in aquariums.
Compare scalare.
- defoliant
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noun,
a preparation for defoliating plants.
- deflation
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noun,
the act of deflating or the state of being deflated.
- anglesite
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noun,
a mineral, lead sulfate, PbSO 4 , found in massive deposits and in colorless or variously tinted crystals: a minor ore of lead.
- tithonias
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noun,
any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers.
- gnathites
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noun,
any of the mouth appendages of an insect or other arthropod.
- sighthole
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noun,
a hole, as on a quadrant, through which to see or to sight.
- defeatist
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noun,
a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism.
- ideations
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- goethites
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noun,
a very common mineral, iron hydroxide, HFeO 2 , occurring in crystals, but more commonly in yellow or brown earthy masses: an ore of iron.
- sidelight
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noun,
an item of incidental information.
- hailstone
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noun,
a pellet of hail.
- fettlings
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noun,
the material with which the hearth of a puddling furnace is lined, usually a dolomite or refractory mixture.
- detailing
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noun,
the process of thoroughly cleaning the interior and exterior of a vehicle and doing minor repairs to improve its appearance:
- etiolates
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- disentail
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verb (used with object),
to free (an estate) from entail.
- eightieth
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noun,
an eightieth part, especially of one (1/80).
- longheads
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noun,
a dolichocephalic person.
- elongates
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adjective,
extended; lengthened.
- enfilades
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noun,
Military.
a position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc.
the fire thus directed.
- loanshift
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noun,
change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- diolefins
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noun,
diene.
- Odelsting
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noun,
See under Storting.
- ligations
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noun,
the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- nighttide
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noun,
nighttime.
- tolidines
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noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- dittanies
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noun,
a Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, of the mint family, having spikes of purple flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal qualities.
- fanlights
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noun,
a window over a door or another window, especially one having the form of a semicircle or of half an ellipse.
- litigants
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noun,
a person engaged in a lawsuit.
- tone-deaf
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adjective,
unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical sounds when producing or hearing them.
- aetheling
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noun,
atheling.
- Ethelstan
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noun,
Athelstan.
- dog-latin
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noun,
mongrel or spurious Latin.
- eightfold
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adverb,
in eightfold measure.
- loathings
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noun,
strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- nightside
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noun,
Journalism. the night shift of a newspaper.
- festinate
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adjective,
hurried.
- teethings
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noun,
eruption of the deciduous teeth, especially the phenomena associated with their eruption.
- legendist
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noun,
a person who writes or compiles legends.
- telethons
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noun,
a television broadcast lasting several hours, especially one soliciting support for a charity.
- legations
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noun,
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- nightlife
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noun,
the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion, as at a nightclub, theater, or the like.
- negotiate
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verb (used with object),
to arrange for or bring about by discussion and settlement of terms:
- hesitate
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verb (used without object),
to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination:
- entities
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noun,
something that has a real existence; thing:
- dealings
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noun,
Usually, dealings. relations; business:
- Donatist
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noun,
a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- heighten
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verb (used with object),
to increase the height of; make higher.
- teething
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noun,
eruption of the deciduous teeth, especially the phenomena associated with their eruption.
- sideline
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noun,
a line at the side of something.
- sideling
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adverb,
sidelong or sideways; obliquely.
- sidelong
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adverb,
toward the side; obliquely.
- goliaths
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noun,
the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
- goldfish
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noun,
a small, usually yellow or orange fish, Carassius auratus, of the carp family, native to China, bred in many varieties and often kept in fishbowls and pools.
- ensilage
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noun,
the preservation of green fodder in a silo or pit.
- Goethals
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noun,
George Washington, 1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.
- goethite
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noun,
a very common mineral, iron hydroxide, HFeO 2 , occurring in crystals, but more commonly in yellow or brown earthy masses: an ore of iron.
- deflates
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verb (used with object),
to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon):
- tinfoils
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- goatfish
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noun,
any tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mullidae, having a pair of long barbels below the mouth.
- entitles
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verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- telethon
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noun,
a television broadcast lasting several hours, especially one soliciting support for a charity.
- teosinte
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- hesitant
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adjective,
hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- talented
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adjective,
having talent or special ability; gifted.
- gnathite
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noun,
any of the mouth appendages of an insect or other arthropod.
- definite
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adjective,
clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact:
- gliadins
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noun,
a prolamin derived from the gluten of grain, as wheat or rye, used chiefly as a nutrient in high-protein diets.
- Esthonia
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noun,
Estonia.
- Shetland
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noun,
Shetland Islands.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- dealfish
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noun,
a ribbonfish, especially Trachipterus arcticus.
- shingled
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- eighties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times eight.
- headnote
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noun,
a brief summary, comment, or explanation that precedes a chapter, report, etc.
- dainties
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noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- headlong
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adverb,
with the head foremost; headfirst:
- heathens
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noun,
(in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
- headline
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noun,
a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- tao-tieh
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noun,
the face of a mythical animal with a gaping mouth appearing as a motif in ancient Chinese art.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- headfish
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noun,
ocean sunfish.
- tilefish
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noun,
a large, brilliantly colored food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
- shieling
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noun,
a pasture or grazing ground.
- Hatfield
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noun,
a town in central Hertfordshire, in SE England: incorporated into (Welwyn Hatfield) 1974.
- elongate
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adjective,
extended; lengthened.
- egestion
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noun,
the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
- shinleaf
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noun,
a North American plant, Pyrola elliptica, having leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
- shotting
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noun,
the act or process of making lead shot in a shot tower.
- halogens
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noun,
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals.
- egalites
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noun,
equality.
- tangelos
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noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- halftone
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noun,
Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
- tentages
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noun,
tents collectively; equipment or supply of tents.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- enfilade
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noun,
Military.
a position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc.
the fire thus directed.
- shithead
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noun,
a stupid, inept, unlikable, or contemptible person.
- dateline
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- hedonist
-
noun,
a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- Hegelian
-
noun,
a person who accepts the philosophical principles of Hegel.
- tightens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become tight or tighter.
- datolite
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noun,
a mineral, calcium and boron silicate, CaB(SiO 4)(OH), usually occurring in rock cavities in the form of colorless, prismatic crystals.
- enhaloes
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verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- tailings
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noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- fettling
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noun,
the material with which the hearth of a puddling furnace is lined, usually a dolomite or refractory mixture.
- tetanies
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noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- feltings
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noun,
felted material, either woven or felt fabric.
- fistnote
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noun,
a printed note, as in a piece of text, distinguished by the figure of a fist with a pointing index finger.
- fittings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that fits.
- Fittonia
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noun,
either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- dinettes
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noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- flashing
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noun,
Building Trades. pieces of sheet metal or the like used to cover and protect certain joints and angles, as where a roof comes in contact with a wall or chimney, especially against leakage.
- flattens
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Verb phrases,
flatten in, Nautical. flat1 (def 61).
- dinghies
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noun,
any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, especially a small ship's boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor.
- fishline
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noun,
a line attached to a fishhook used in fishing.
- detonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause (something explosive) to explode.
- fleeting
-
adjective,
passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory:
- fleishig
-
adjective,
(in the dietary laws) consisting of, made from, or used only for meat or meat products:
- felonies
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noun,
an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
- floating
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- fee-tail
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noun,
See under fee (def 4a).
- flotages
-
noun,
an act of floating.
- Fishtail
-
noun,
such a maneuver.
- diagnose
-
verb (used with object),
to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination:
- desolate
-
adjective,
barren or laid waste; devastated:
- Stefanie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- diligent
-
adjective,
constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything:
- stealing
-
noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- digitate
-
adjective,
Zoology. having digits or digitlike processes.
- digitals
-
noun,
one of the keys or finger levers of keyboard instruments.
- steading
-
noun,
a farm, especially its buildings.
- Fielding
-
noun,
Henry, 1707–54, English novelist, dramatist, and essayist.
- fiendish
-
adjective,
diabolically cruel and wicked.
- digestif
-
noun,
a drink of brandy, liqueur, etc., taken after a meal to aid the digestion.
- fenagles
-
verb (used with object),
to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of):
- thelitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the nipple.
- filiates
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- finagles
-
verb (used with object),
to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of):
- finalist
-
noun,
a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
- diastole
-
noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- finished
-
noun,
the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
- Stendhal
-
noun,
(Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
- Theatine
-
noun,
a member of a congregation of regular clerics, founded in Italy in 1524 to combat Protestantism and promote higher morality among Roman Catholics.
- feelings
-
noun,
the function or the power of perceiving by touch.
- ethanols
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- delaines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- deletion
-
noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- fealties
-
noun,
History/Historical.
fidelity to a lord.
the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
- genitals
-
plural noun,
genitalia.
- fatlings
-
noun,
a young animal, as a calf or a lamb, fattened for slaughter.
- gentiles
-
noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- fanlight
-
noun,
a window over a door or another window, especially one having the form of a semicircle or of half an ellipse.
- stoating
-
noun,
the process or technique of finishing a facing, collar, or the like, or of mending material with concealed stitching.
- slatting
-
noun,
the act of furnishing with or making from slats.
- ghettoes
-
noun,
a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships.
- falsetto
-
noun,
an unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man.
- failings
-
noun,
an act or instance of failing; failure:
- gilthead
-
noun,
any of several marine fishes having gold markings, as a sparid, Sparus auratus, of the Mediterranean Sea.
- dilation
-
noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- etiolate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- dog-nail
-
noun,
a nail having a head projecting to one side.
- stifling
-
adjective,
suffocating; oppressively close:
- gelation
-
noun,
solidification by cold; freezing.
- feedlots
-
noun,
a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.
- gaieties
-
noun,
the state of being joyous, vivacious, or cheerful.
- foliages
-
noun,
the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage.
- Diogenes
-
noun,
412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- foliated
-
adjective,
shaped like a leaf or leaves:
- foliates
-
adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- gadflies
-
noun,
any of various flies, as a stable fly or warble fly, that bite or annoy domestic animals.
- sodalite
-
noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- gahnites
-
noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- gantlets
-
noun,
Railroads. a track construction used in narrow places, in which two parallel tracks converge so that their inner rails cross, run parallel, and diverge again, thus allowing a train to remain on its own track at all times.
- fedelini
-
noun,
an extremely fine, strand-like pasta, thinner than vermicelli.
- diolefin
-
noun,
diene.
- gasolene
-
noun,
gasoline.
- gasoline
-
noun,
a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- gatefold
-
noun,
foldout (def 1).
- feedings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that feeds.
- gelatins
-
noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- delights
-
noun,
a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture:
- sheeting
-
noun,
the act of covering with or forming into a sheet or sheets.
- east-end
-
noun,
a section of E London, England.
- lionfish
-
noun,
a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, especially P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
- Selihoth
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) liturgical prayers serving as expressions of repentance and pleas for God's forgiveness, recited by Jews during the period, usually beginning the preceding week, before Rosh Hashanah, during the period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and on fast days.
- seedling
-
noun,
a plant or tree grown from a seed.
- litigant
-
noun,
a person engaged in a lawsuit.
- ideation
-
noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- idealist
-
noun,
a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist.
Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- litigate
-
verb (used with object),
to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
- isolated
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- isolette
-
- tonights
-
noun,
this present or coming night; the night of this present day.
- anisette
-
noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- noisette
-
noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- Leonidas
-
noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- Angolese
-
noun,
a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- hotlines
-
noun,
hot line.
- alienist
-
noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- loadings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that loads.
- tolidine
-
noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- tithonia
-
noun,
any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers.
- tithings
-
noun,
a tithe.
- loathing
-
noun,
strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- Holstein
-
noun,
Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- lenities
-
noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- holdings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that holds.
- sagenite
-
noun,
a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
- oiltight
-
adjective,
constructed to be impervious to oil:
- sedition
-
noun,
incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- longhead
-
noun,
a dolichocephalic person.
- intitles
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- lightish
-
adjective,
rather light in color.
- lignites
-
noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- tonalist
-
noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- Tlingits
-
noun,
a member of any of a number of American Indian peoples of the coastal regions of southern Alaska and northern British Colmbia.
- andesite
-
noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- intaglio
-
noun,
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- INTELSAT
-
noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- lightens
-
verb (used with object),
to give light to; illuminate:
- ligation
-
noun,
the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- lineages
-
noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- inflates
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- inflated
-
adjective,
distended with air or gas; swollen.
- litanies
-
noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- anethole
-
noun,
a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 12 O, having a sweet taste, obtained from anise or fennel oils or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, dentifrices, flavoring, synthesis of anisaldehyde, and in medicine as an antiseptic and carminative.
- infields
-
noun,
Baseball.
the diamond.
the positions played by the first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop, taken collectively.
the infielders considered as a group (contrasted with outfield).
- iodinate
-
verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- toadfish
-
noun,
any of several thick-headed, wide-mouthed fishes of the family Batrachoididae, as Opsanus tau (oyster toadfish) ranging along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- liftgate
-
noun,
hatch2 (def 9b).
- notifies
-
verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- Iolanthe
-
noun,
an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- aglisten
-
adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- indigoes
-
noun,
a blue dye obtained from various plants, especially of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically.
- sea-lion
-
noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- sedation
-
noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- Leighton
-
noun,
Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- hotheads
-
noun,
an impetuous or short-tempered person.
- antidote
-
noun,
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- highline
-
noun,
kicker (def 9).
- Hinsdale
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Shang-ti
-
noun,
the chief of the ancient Chinese gods.
- lean-tos
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- hildings
-
noun,
a contemptible person.
- lathings
-
noun,
the act or process of applying lath.
- leadings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that leads.
- latigoes
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- astonied
-
adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- hightail
-
Idioms,
hightail it, hurry; rush; scamper:
- high-sea
-
noun,
the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
- highlife
-
noun,
an expensive, glamorous, or elegant style of living.
- shafting
-
noun,
a number of shafts.
- Latinist
-
noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- neoliths
-
noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- atheling
-
noun,
a man of royal blood; a prince.
- Highland
-
noun,
an elevated region; plateau:
- on-glide
-
noun,
a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound.
Compare off-glide (def 1).
- Tsinghai
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Qinghai.
- toenails
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- hidalgos
-
noun,
a man of the lower nobility in Spain.
- athonite
-
adjective,
of or relating to Mount Athos.
- shealing
-
noun,
shieling.
- histogen
-
noun,
a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- Lothians
-
noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- insolate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- Laoighis
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the central Republic of Ireland. 623 sq. mi. (1615 sq. km). County seat: Port Laoighise.
- adenitis
-
noun,
lymphadenitis.
- antilogs
-
noun,
antilogarithm.
- Otaheite
-
noun,
former name of Tahiti.
- legatine
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- antilife
-
adjective,
antagonistic or indifferent to a normal life.
- settling
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that settles.
- adhesion
-
noun,
the act or state of adhering; state of being adhered or united:
- holdfast
-
noun,
something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc.
- hogshead
-
noun,
a large cask, especially one containing from 63 to 140 gallons (238 to 530 liters).
- legation
-
noun,
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- ligates
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- fatties
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
- fenagle
-
verb (used with object),
to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of):
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- ligands
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- oleates
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- fattish
-
adjective,
somewhat fat.
- legates
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- old-age
-
noun,
the last period of human life, now often considered to be the years after 65.
- lengths
-
noun,
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- oneself
-
Idioms,
be oneself,
to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
to be unaffected and sincere:
- lighten
-
verb (used with object),
to give light to; illuminate:
- Stilton
-
- Leftist
-
noun,
a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- stilted
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- Onitsha
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- Fiesole
-
noun,
Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
- lentigo
-
noun,
a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- Fidelio
-
noun,
an opera (1805) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
- Stiegel
-
noun,
Henry William, 1729–85, German iron and glass manufacturer in America.
- oilseed
-
noun,
any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.
- Leonids
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- fidgets
-
noun,
Often, fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient.
- leasing
-
noun,
lying; falsehood.
- felines
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- feigned
-
adjective,
pretended; sham; counterfeit:
- olefins
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- stealth
-
noun,
secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- stetho-
-
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fettles
-
noun,
state; condition:
- sthenia
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- steato-
-
- feeling
-
noun,
the function or the power of perceiving by touch.
- oilfish
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, Ruvettus pretiosus, commonly inhabiting deep, marine waters.
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- feedlot
-
noun,
a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.
- felsite
-
noun,
a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
- Lettish
-
noun,
Latvian (def 3).
- felting
-
noun,
felted material, either woven or felt fabric.
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- feeding
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that feeds.
- leading
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that leads.
- H-hinge
-
noun,
a strap hinge having the form of an H with the joint in the crossbar.
- fattens
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- tangles
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- elitist
-
noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- elodeas
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- Elohist
-
noun,
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
- eloigns
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- longies
-
noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- Tangled
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- elegist
-
noun,
the author of an elegy.
- endgate
-
noun,
tailboard.
- Lofting
-
noun,
Hugh, 1886–1947, U.S. author of books for children, born in England.
- tangelo
-
noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- Enfield
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Nogales
-
noun,
a town in S Arizona.
- loathes
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- enfolds
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap up; envelop:
- elegits
-
noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- elegant
-
adjective,
tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc.:
- English
-
noun,
the people of England collectively, especially as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.
- egalite
-
noun,
equality.
- teleost
-
noun,
Also called teleostome [tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-] /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/ (Show IPA). a teleost fish.
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- neolith
-
noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- telegas
-
noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- edifies
-
verb (used with object),
to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift:
- edition
-
noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- nettles
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- nifties
-
noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- nightie
-
noun,
a nightgown.
- egotist
-
noun,
a conceited, boastful person.
- nilgais
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- Lothian
-
noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- longish
-
adjective,
somewhat long.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- engilds
-
verb (used with object),
to brighten with or as with golden light:
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- fatling
-
noun,
a young animal, as a calf or a lamb, fattened for slaughter.
- fade-in
-
noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- ethions
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- ethnol.
-
- lingoes
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- tahinis
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- stoting
-
noun,
stoating.
- fag-end
-
noun,
the last part or very end of something:
- filiate
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- failing
-
noun,
an act or instance of failing; failure:
- lineage
-
noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- lindies
-
noun,
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- linages
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- fantods
-
noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- lignite
-
noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- fashion
-
noun,
a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.:
- linseed
-
noun,
flaxseed.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- enolate
-
noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- eoliths
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- loading
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that loads.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- litotes
-
noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- entitle
-
verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- talents
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- lithoid
-
adjective,
resembling stone; stonelike.
- lithias
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- etalons
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- tailing
-
noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- listing
-
noun,
a list; record; catalog.
- ethanes
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- ethanol
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Lafitte
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), c1780–c1825, French privateer in the Americas.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Gotland
-
noun,
an island in the Baltic, forming a province of Sweden. 1212 sq. mi. (3140 sq. km). Capital: Visby.
- ideates
-
noun,
ideatum.
- Goliath
-
noun,
the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- negates
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- gonidia
-
noun,
(in algae) any one-celled asexual reproductive body, as a tetraspore or zoospore.
- Selenga
-
noun,
a river in N central Asia, flowing E and N through the NW Mongolian People's Republic through the Buryat Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- seleno-
-
- Senegal
-
noun,
a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Capital: Dakar.
- godsent
-
adjective,
sent by God or as if by God:
- shotten
-
adjective,
(of fish, especially herring) having recently ejected the spawn.
- hadiths
-
noun,
Islam. a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions.
- hagdons
-
noun,
any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
- hagfish
-
noun,
any eellike, marine cyclostome of the order Myxiniformes, having undeveloped eyes, a barbel-rimmed, circular mouth, and horny teeth for boring into the flesh of fishes to feed on their interior parts.
- hotline
-
noun,
hot line.
- hothead
-
noun,
an impetuous or short-tempered person.
- shittah
-
noun,
a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament.
- Seeland
-
noun,
Zealand.
- goatish
-
adjective,
of or like a goat.
- hostage
-
noun,
a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- gliadin
-
noun,
a prolamin derived from the gluten of grain, as wheat or rye, used chiefly as a nutrient in high-protein diets.
- Infield
-
noun,
Baseball.
the diamond.
the positions played by the first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop, taken collectively.
the infielders considered as a group (contrasted with outfield).
- infidel
-
noun,
Religion.
a person who does not accept a particular faith, especially Christianity.
(in Christian use) an unbeliever, especially a Muslim.
(in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; kafir (def 2).
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- sea-dog
-
noun,
a sailor, especially an old or experienced one.
- indoles
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- Gleason
-
noun,
Jackie (Herbert John Gleason"The Great One") 1916–87, U.S. comedian and actor.
- glenoid
-
adjective,
shallow or slightly cupped, as the articular cavities of the scapula and the temporal bone.
- indites
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- siganid
-
noun,
any fish of the family Siganidae, comprising the rabbitfishes.
- indigos
-
noun,
a blue dye obtained from various plants, especially of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically.
- seating
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- glisten
-
noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- glottis
-
noun,
the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords.
- Seattle
-
noun,
(Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
- ignites
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- sighted
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- hostile
-
noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- setting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that sets.
- inflate
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- Sheldon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- headset
-
noun,
Radio, Telephony. a device consisting of one or two earphones with a headband for holding them over the ears and sometimes with a mouthpiece attached.
- healing
-
noun,
the act or process of regaining health:
- healths
-
noun,
the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor:
- hilding
-
noun,
a contemptible person.
- heathen
-
noun,
(in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
- Shelton
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- heights
-
noun,
extent or distance upward:
- sheitel
-
noun,
a wig worn by certain Orthodox Jewish married women in keeping with an old rabbinical precept that forbids a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the sight of a man other than her husband.
- histoid
-
adjective,
Pathology. resembling normal tissue in structure.
- Heloise
-
noun,
1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.
Compare Abélard.
- Sheitan
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- Hengelo
-
noun,
a city in the E Netherlands.
- Hengist
-
noun,
died a.d. 488? chief of the Jutes: with his brother Horsa led the Teutonic invasion of southern Britain c440.
- hidings
-
noun,
act of concealing; concealment:
- Hidalgo
-
noun,
a man of the lower nobility in Spain.
- Sheelah
-
noun,
a female given name.
- head-on
-
adverb,
with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- holding
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that holds.
- handsel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- halides
-
noun,
a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.
- halites
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- halogen
-
noun,
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals.
- haloids
-
noun,
a haloid salt or derivative from a halogen.
- Halsted
-
noun,
William Stewart ("Brill") 1852–1922, U.S. surgeon and educator.
- halting
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- handles
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- handset
-
noun,
Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
- hoagies
-
noun,
a hero sandwich.
- shingle
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- shindig
-
noun,
an elaborate or large dance, party, or other celebration.
- hashing
-
noun,
Radio. interference of signals between two stations on the same or adjacent frequencies.
- hoidens
-
noun,
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- hogfish
-
noun,
a large wrasse, Lachnolaimus maximus, of the western Atlantic Ocean, used for food.
- heading
-
noun,
something that serves as a head, top, or front.
- shading
-
noun,
a slight variation or difference of color, character, etc.
- gitalin
-
noun,
a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.
- singlet
-
noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- filings
-
plural noun,
particles removed by a file.
- fliting
-
noun,
contention.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- fledges
-
adjective,
Archaic. (of young birds) able to fly.
- sheathe
-
verb (used with object),
to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath.
- Ladinos
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- ladings
-
noun,
the act of lading.
- fleshed
-
noun,
the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- sailing
-
noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Othniel
-
noun,
a judge of Israel. Judges 3:9.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Songhai
-
noun,
a member of a group of peoples living along the Niger River in the area of Timbuktu and Gao in Mali and in adjacent areas of Niger and Burkina Faso.
- flotage
-
noun,
an act of floating.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- solfege
-
noun,
solfeggio.
- folates
-
noun,
folic acid.
- foliage
-
noun,
the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage.
- flatten
-
Verb phrases,
flatten in, Nautical. flat1 (def 61).
- flanges
-
noun,
a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for the attachment of other objects.
- foliate
-
adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- latigos
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- finagle
-
verb (used with object),
to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of):
- lattens
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- finales
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- standee
-
noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- finials
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- finites
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- flagons
-
noun,
a large bottle for wine, liquors, etc.
- fishing
-
noun,
the act of catching fish.
- lathing
-
noun,
the act or process of applying lath.
- fishnet
-
noun,
a net for catching fish.
- onstage
-
adverb,
on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
- lasting
-
noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- Fitting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that fits.
- lashing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that lashes.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- ghettos
-
noun,
a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships.
- genoise
-
noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- Genista
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- genital
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- insight
-
noun,
an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding:
- inhales
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- in-goal
-
noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- ingesta
-
plural noun,
substances ingested.
- genito-
-
- Gentile
-
noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- slating
-
noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- ingates
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- infolds
-
verb (used with object),
enfold.
- gentles
-
adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- sitting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that sits.
- Gestalt
-
noun,
a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts; a unified whole.
- gestate
-
verb (used with object),
to carry in the womb during the period from conception to delivery.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- geneal.
-
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- isation
-
- galiots
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- fondles
-
verb (used with object),
to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress:
- Sogdian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
- sandhog
-
noun,
a laborer who digs or works in sand.
- sandlot
-
noun,
a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- gahnite
-
noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- galette
-
noun,
any of various thin, round cakes or pastries, often with a filling or topping:
- ganoids
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- gantlet
-
noun,
Railroads. a track construction used in narrow places, in which two parallel tracks converge so that their inner rails cross, run parallel, and diverge again, thus allowing a train to remain on its own track at all times.
- iodines
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- iodates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- sliding
-
noun,
an act or instance of sliding.
- intitle
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- sleight
-
noun,
skill; dexterity.
- gelatin
-
noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- histone
-
noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- soilage
-
noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- tighten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become tight or tighter.
- tidings
-
noun,
news, information, or intelligence:
- dealing
-
noun,
Usually, dealings. relations; business:
- deafens
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf:
- digital
-
noun,
one of the keys or finger levers of keyboard instruments.
- Donegal
-
noun,
a county in the N Republic of Ireland. 1865 sq. mi. (4830 sq. km). County seat: Lifford.
- diglots
-
noun,
a bilingual book or edition.
- theines
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- alights
-
adverb, adjective,
provided with light; lighted up.
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- dashing
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- dasheen
-
noun,
the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers.
- tiglons
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- tentage
-
noun,
tents collectively; equipment or supply of tents.
- defangs
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the fangs of:
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- ailette
-
noun,
either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.
- deities
-
noun,
a god or goddess.
- agonies
-
noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- agonist
-
noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- tenfold
-
adverb,
in tenfold measure:
- dottles
-
noun,
the plug of half-smoked tobacco in the bottom of a pipe after smoking.
- deifies
-
verb (used with object),
to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity:
- togated
-
adjective,
characteristic of peace; peaceful:
- defeats
-
noun,
the act of overcoming in a contest:
- deflate
-
verb (used with object),
to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon):
- defines
-
verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- defiles
-
noun,
any narrow passage, especially between mountains.
- defiant
-
adjective,
characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging:
- dotages
-
noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- Daniels
-
noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- dangles
-
noun,
the act of dangling.
- Delanos
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- distent
-
adjective,
distended.
- attends
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- disegno
-
noun,
drawing or design: a term used during the 16th and 17th centuries to designate the formal discipline required for the representation of the ideal form of an object in the visual arts, especially as expressed in the linear structure of a work of art.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- distain
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- distant
-
adjective,
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
- atingle
-
adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- anilide
-
noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- athlete
-
noun,
a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.
- Antheil
-
noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- atheist
-
noun,
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
- antilog
-
noun,
antilogarithm.
- tingles
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- tithing
-
noun,
a tithe.
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- tinfoil
-
noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- Tlingit
-
noun,
a member of any of a number of American Indian peoples of the coastal regions of southern Alaska and northern British Colmbia.
- Angeles
-
noun,
a city in the Philippines, on S central Luzon.
- Althing
-
noun,
the parliament of Iceland, consisting of an upper and a lower house.
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- dinette
-
noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- daltons
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- daleths
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- doilies
-
noun,
any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
- tilings
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- dailies
-
noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- dingles
-
noun,
a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
- dogfish
-
noun,
any of several small sharks, especially of the genera Mustelus and Squalus, that are destructive to food fishes.
- dingoes
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- Anglist
-
noun,
Anglicist.
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- Delaine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- ditties
-
noun,
a poem intended to be sung.
- destine
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- eaglets
-
noun,
a young eagle.
- dentils
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- dentist
-
noun,
a person whose profession is dentistry.
- denotes
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- Adeline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- details
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- tonight
-
noun,
this present or coming night; the night of this present day.
- Tenedos
-
noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- detents
-
noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- dentate
-
adjective,
having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.
- Thistle
-
noun,
any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, especially of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum.
- age-old
-
adjective,
ancient; from time immemorial:
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- aediles
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- tonlets
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- delates
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- dentals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- Delight
-
noun,
a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture:
- tiling
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- daleth
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- delate
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- Gadite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Gad.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- health
-
noun,
the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor:
- dagoes
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- tilths
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- heated
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heaths
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- shield
-
noun,
a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- Hansel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Shinto
-
noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Handel
-
noun,
George Frideric [free-der-ik,, -drik] /ˈfri dər ɪk,, -drɪk/ (Show IPA), (Georg Friedrich Händel) 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.
- handle
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- dangle
-
noun,
the act of dangling.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- haoles
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- Haslet
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- Shiloh
-
noun,
a national park in SW Tennessee: Civil War battle 1862.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- gaited
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- Shilha
-
noun,
a Berber language, the language of the Shluh.
- Shiite
-
noun,
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- Hedges
-
noun,
a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow:
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- Shelta
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- Highet
-
noun,
Gilbert, 1906–78, U.S. writer and classical scholar.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- denti-
-
- sheath
-
noun,
a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- hiding
-
noun,
act of concealing; concealment:
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- folate
-
noun,
folic acid.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- 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.
- hights
-
noun,
height.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Hilton
-
noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- hinges
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- fondle
-
verb (used with object),
to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress:
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- helio-
-
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- height
-
noun,
extent or distance upward:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- haloid
-
noun,
a haloid salt or derivative from a halogen.
- Heinie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- Helena
-
noun,
Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
- Foshan
-
noun,
Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in S central Guangdong province, in SE China, near Canton.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- helots
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- attend
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- Sheila
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Hesiod
-
noun,
fl. 8th century b.c., Greek poet.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- Danish
-
noun,
a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- gleets
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- glades
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- defogs
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.).
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- gleeds
-
noun,
a glowing coal.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Glenda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- glides
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- gloats
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- define
-
verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- defile
-
noun,
any narrow passage, especially between mountains.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- ghetto
-
noun,
a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships.
- gentle
-
adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- geodes
-
noun,
a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
- geoids
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- tholes
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genit.
-
- delfts
-
noun,
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- deigns
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- thongs
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- Gideon
-
noun,
Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- gifted
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- Gildas
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Gilead
-
noun,
a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- Sindhi
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Sind.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- defies
-
noun,
a challenge; a defiance.
- sledge
-
noun,
a vehicle of various forms, mounted on runners and often drawn by draft animals, used for traveling or for conveying loads over snow, ice, rough ground, etc.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- hagio-
-
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- Hadith
-
noun,
Islam. a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions.
- Tifton
-
noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- shohet
-
noun,
a person certified by a rabbi or Jewish court of law to slaughter animals for food in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.
- hagdon
-
noun,
any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- ganefs
-
noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- tights
-
noun,
a skin-tight, one-piece garment for the lower part of the body and the legs, now often made of stretch fabric, originally worn by dancers, acrobats, gymnasts, etc., and later made for general wear for adults and children.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gandhi
-
noun,
Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- tiglon
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- Galton
-
noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- galosh
-
noun,
a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- halide
-
noun,
a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.
- galiot
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- haloes
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- deafen
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf:
- shtetl
-
noun,
(formerly) a Jewish village or small-town community in eastern Europe.
- geisha
-
noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- thiols
-
- goatee
-
noun,
a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
- defeat
-
noun,
the act of overcoming in a contest:
- Geisel
-
noun,
Theodor Seuss [soos] /sus/ (Show IPA), ("Dr. Seuss") 1904–91, U.S. humorist, illustrator, and author of children's books.
- defang
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the fangs of:
- Goethe
-
noun,
Johann Wolfgang von [yoh-hahn vawlf-gahng fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈvɔlf gɑŋ fən/ (Show IPA), 1749–1832, German poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher.
- sleigh
-
noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- Golden
-
noun,
a city in central Colorado.
- histo-
-
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- deaths
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- sialid
-
noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- siding
-
noun,
a short railroad track, opening onto a main track at one or both ends, on which one of two meeting trains is switched until the other has passed.
- gonads
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- gonifs
-
noun,
ganef.
- Goshen
-
noun,
a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- gotten
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Tiflis
-
noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- hondas
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- Lehigh
-
noun,
a river in E Pennsylvania, flowing SW and SE into the Delaware River. 103 miles (165 km) long.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- oldish
-
adjective,
somewhat old:
- oldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- length
-
noun,
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- legend
-
noun,
a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- lethes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- letted
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Ogaden
-
noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- lidias
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- Odette
-
noun,
a female given name.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- legato
-
adjective, adverb,
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- lieges
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- lathes
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- lathis
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- latigo
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latish
-
adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- aholds
-
noun,
Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of):
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- togate
-
adjective,
dressed in a toga.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- leafed
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- ailing
-
adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- ledges
-
noun,
a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray.
- 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.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- legate
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- Odetta
-
noun,
(Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- Lashio
-
noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- lodges
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- longi-
-
- adeno-
-
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- nilgai
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- nights
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- toting
-
noun,
the practice of taking home food from an employer by a person engaged in domestic service.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Nettle
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- nested
-
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.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- neighs
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- Adighe
-
noun,
Adygei.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- ligand
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- Ligeti
-
noun,
György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- lights
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- ligni-
-
- ligno-
-
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- afield
-
adverb,
abroad; away from home.
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Lithia
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- litho.
-
- lithos
-
noun,
lithography.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- lashed
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- selen-
-
- Selden
-
noun,
George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- Anglo-
-
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Iletin
-
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- iliads
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- angled
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- indef.
-
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- indigo
-
noun,
a blue dye obtained from various plants, especially of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically.
- angio-
-
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- seadog
-
noun,
fogbow.
- aniso-
-
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- titled
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- shafii
-
noun,
one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by al-Shafiʿi.
- Hodges
-
noun,
John Cornelius ("Johnny"; "Rabbit"; "Jeep") 1906–70, U.S. jazz saxophonist.
- tithes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- hogans
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- hogtie
-
verb (used with object),
to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- hoiden
-
noun,
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- Holden
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- anthol
-
- Settle
-
noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- antho-
-
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- foiled
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- honied
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- hosing
-
noun,
an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- hostel
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- hottie
-
noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- Hsiang
-
noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- isodef
-
noun,
uniform deficiency, especially a line connecting points of equal deviation from a mean, as on a chart or graph.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- alight
-
adverb, adjective,
provided with light; lighted up.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- algoid
-
adjective,
like algae.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- lading
-
noun,
the act of lading.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- laighs
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- salted
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- infold
-
verb (used with object),
enfold.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- sandhi
-
noun,
morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- sol-fa
-
noun,
Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- design
-
noun,
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- doting
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- 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.
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- fights
-
noun,
a battle or combat.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- Digest
-
noun,
a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, especially when classified or condensed.
- failed
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- dottle
-
noun,
the plug of half-smoked tobacco in the bottom of a pipe after smoking.
- dights
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to dress; adorn.
- Fields
-
noun,
W. C (William Claude Dukenfield) 1880–1946, U.S. vaudeville and motion-picture comedian.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Dottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- Elodea
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- Dothan
-
noun,
a city in SE Alabama.
- elides
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- enfold
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap up; envelop:
- thegns
-
noun,
thane.
- dongas
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- f-hole
-
noun,
either of two f -shaped holes in the body of a violin, cello, or similar stringed instrument.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- dosage
-
noun,
the administration of medicine in doses.
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- fidget
-
noun,
Often, fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient.
- dotage
-
noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- diglot
-
noun,
a bilingual book or edition.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stated
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- fetish
-
noun,
an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
- thetas
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- eights
-
noun,
crazy eights.
- dhotis
-
noun,
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- elated
-
adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- eighth
-
noun,
an eighth part, especially of one (⅛).
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- fitted
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fitten
-
adjective,
suitable; appropriate.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- dholes
-
noun,
a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- finish
-
noun,
the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- elfish
-
adjective,
elflike; elfin; small and mischievous.
- filths
-
noun,
offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter:
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- elegit
-
noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- theol.
-
- eldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- finial
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- fettle
-
noun,
state; condition:
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- distil
-
verb (used with or without object),
distill.
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- doings
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- fatten
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- ethane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- ethine
-
noun,
acetylene.
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- ethno-
-
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- ethnog
-
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- faiths
-
noun,
confidence or trust in a person or thing:
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- fagots
-
noun,
a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- fagins
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- Thales
-
noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- fantod
-
noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- falsie
-
noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- stodge
-
noun,
food that is particularly filling.
- Fangio
-
noun,
Juan Manuel [wahn man-wel;; Spanish hwahn mah-nwel] /ˈwɑn mænˈwɛl;; Spanish ˈʰwɑn mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1911–1995, Argentine racing-car driver.
- tahini
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- dittos
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- Tahiti
-
noun,
the principal island of the Society Islands, in the S Pacific. 402 sq. mi. (1041 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- stego-
-
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- dinges
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- steno-
-
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- feline
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- tented
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- engild
-
verb (used with object),
to brighten with or as with golden light:
- Engels
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
- festal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- Dingle
-
noun,
a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- feigns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- tenths
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- felids
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- fiends
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- things
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- fogies
-
noun,
an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, especially one who is intellectually dull (usually preceded by old):
- flense
-
verb (used with object),
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- fleets
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- teleo-
-
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- teleg.
-
- detest
-
verb (used with object),
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
- fledge
-
adjective,
Archaic. (of young birds) able to fly.
- thighs
-
noun,
the part of the lower limb in humans between the hip and the knee.
- foetid
-
adjective,
fetid.
- flongs
-
noun,
the material of which a stereotype mold is made.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- flange
-
noun,
a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for the attachment of other objects.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- sotted
-
adjective,
drunken; besotted.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- TEFLON
-
adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- foehns
-
noun,
a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
- detent
-
noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- staged
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- ediles
-
noun,
aedile.
- Flight
-
noun,
the act, manner, or power of flying.
- flagon
-
noun,
a large bottle for wine, liquors, etc.
- eaglet
-
noun,
a young eagle.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- fodgel
-
adjective,
fat; stout; plump.
- telega
-
noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- night
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- toti-
-
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- tele-
-
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- alto-
-
- init.
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- alti-
-
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- insol
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- 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.
- inst.
-
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- sanit
-
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- ition
-
- Longs
-
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- aden-
-
- Isth.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- Ital.
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- algo-
-
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- ento-
-
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- edges
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Esth.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- IATSE
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Idaho
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise.
Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- ideo-
-
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- idio-
-
- idion
-
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- 30-30
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- anis-
-
- natl.
-
- Fagin
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- 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).
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- ante-
-
- fagot
-
noun,
a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- self-
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- doeth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- sedge
-
noun,
any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places.
Compare sedge family.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- ileo-
-
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- doges
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- Angl.
-
- Indo-
-
- naso-
-
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Neth.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- dogie
-
noun,
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- angi-
-
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- egads
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- oiled
-
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.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lethe
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Lith.
-
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Legis
-
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Leigh
-
noun,
Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
- tonia
-
- 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.
- teno-
-
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- oidea
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ahold
-
noun,
Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of):
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Light
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lign-
-
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- ling.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- lgth.
-
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- telo-
-
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- leges
-
noun,
plural of lex.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- oste-
-
- endo-
-
- edit.
-
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Edith
-
noun,
a female given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “war.”.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- TOEFL
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Lodge
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- algid
-
adjective,
cold; chilly.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- sadhe
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- laigh
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- lang.
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- teeth
-
noun,
plural of tooth.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- Adolf
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “wolf.”.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- olig-
-
- ledge
-
noun,
a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray.
- 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.
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- 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.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- tangs
-
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- tofts
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- fades
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Defoe
-
noun,
Daniel, 1659?–1731, English novelist and political journalist.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- glide
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- theo-
-
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- filth
-
noun,
offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stat.
-
- goads
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- sight
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- filos
-
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- Godel
-
noun,
Kurt [kurt] /kɜrt/ (Show IPA), 1906–78, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Austria-Hungary.
- godet
-
noun,
a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness.
Compare gore3 (def 1), gusset (def 1).
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- defog
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.).
- finds
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Gilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- gilds
-
noun,
guild.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dial.
-
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Degas
-
noun,
Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- Thoth
-
noun,
the god of wisdom, learning, and magic represented as a man with the head either of an ibis or of a baboon.
- gleet
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- glade
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- Theos
-
- glads
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- gland
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- gleed
-
noun,
a glowing coal.
- glees
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- hafts
-
noun,
a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
- tight
-
Idioms,
sit tight, to take no action.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- Fidel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- shoad
-
noun,
float (def 43).
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- dashi
-
noun,
a clear fish and kelp broth, used in Japanese cookery.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- 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.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- halo-
-
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- fetid
-
adjective,
having an offensive odor; stinking.
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- feti-
-
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- hadst
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Golda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- Goldi
-
noun,
Nanay.
- golds
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- golfs
-
noun,
a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having natural or artificial obstacles, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- fight
-
noun,
a battle or combat.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- gonif
-
noun,
ganef.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Goth.
-
- goths
-
noun,
one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- dight
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to dress; adorn.
- gotta
-
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- shtg.
-
- digit
-
noun,
a finger or toe.
- Field
-
noun,
an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- shott
-
noun,
chott.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Hades
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- fidos
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- sing.
-
- gifts
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- fling
-
noun,
an act of flinging.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- flied
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- ganef
-
noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- flesh
-
noun,
the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- Fleet
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- flees
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- thio-
-
- thing
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- fohns
-
noun,
foehn.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- folds
-
noun,
a part that is folded; pleat; layer:
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- foehn
-
noun,
a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- Fonda
-
noun,
an inn or restaurant.
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- fonds
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- flong
-
noun,
the material of which a stereotype mold is made.
- flogs
-
verb (used with object),
to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- dent.
-
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- gains
-
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- diag.
-
- dhoti
-
noun,
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- geod.
-
- geode
-
noun,
a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
- geoid
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- geol.
-
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sito-
-
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- dhole
-
noun,
a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.
- ghast
-
adjective,
ghastly.
- Ghats
-
noun,
Eastern Ghats.
- ghees
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- Ghent
-
noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- thong
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- ghost
-
noun,
the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Sino-
-
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- Singh
-
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- 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.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- gelds
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- gelid
-
adjective,
very cold; icy.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- flash
-
noun,
a brief, sudden burst of bright light:
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Delhi
-
noun,
a union territory in N India. 574 sq. mi. (1487 sq. km).
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- thigh
-
noun,
the part of the lower limb in humans between the hip and the knee.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- THIEF
-
noun,
a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
- Delft
-
noun,
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- Genl.
-
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- dhals
-
noun,
dal.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- thegn
-
noun,
thane.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Helen
-
noun,
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- feeds
-
noun,
food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
- Helga
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “holy.”.
- heli-
-
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- atto-
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- fango
-
noun,
clay or mud, especially a clay obtained from certain hot springs in Battaglio, Italy, used as a hot application in the treatment of certain diseases.
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- henge
-
noun,
a Neolithic monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and ditch and often containing additional features including one or more circles of upright stone or wood pillars: probably used for ritual purposes or for marking astronomical events, as solstices and equinoxes.
- stge.
-
- Hogan
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- Hofei
-
noun,
Hefei.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- shade
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- feign
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- Holds
-
noun,
an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip:
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- anti-
-
- heeds
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- shend
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- hefts
-
noun,
weight; heaviness:
- Hegel
-
noun,
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich [gey-awrk vil-helm free-drikh] /ˈgeɪ ɔrk ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1770–1831, German philosopher.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- shelf
-
noun,
a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Heidi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- heigh
-
interjection,
(an exclamation used to call attention, give encouragement, etc.)
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- feels
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- theat
-
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- dist.
-
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- Hilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “maid of battle.”.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fated
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- highs
-
noun,
Automotive. high gear:
- hight
-
noun,
height.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Hind.
-
- Hindi
-
noun,
the most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, especially its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
- hinds
-
noun,
Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- 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.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- shaft
-
noun,
a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- heths
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- sheaf
-
noun,
one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- hides
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- hi-fi
-
noun,
high fidelity.
- hist.
-
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- anth-
-
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- shift
-
noun,
a change or transfer from one place, position, direction, person, etc., to another:
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- 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.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- seti-
-
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- fends
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- Hond.
-
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- tiled
-
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.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Hasid
-
noun,
a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy.
Compare Mitnagged.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- theft
-
noun,
the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- hedge
-
noun,
a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow:
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Shilh
-
noun,
a member of a mountain people of Morocco.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- hangs
-
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- hongs
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- Heath
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- Faith
-
noun,
confidence or trust in a person or thing:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Shiah
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Shiʿites.
- felid
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- heads
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- shied
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- tilth
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- dagos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Neh.
-
- 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.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tit.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- 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.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- not-
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- nos-
-
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- sld.
-
- 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.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- soln
-
- neo-
-
- TSgt
-
- Shah
-
noun,
(formerly, in Iran) king; sovereign.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Soni
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- sgd.
-
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- thi-
-
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- 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):
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- 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.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- 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.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Ste.
-
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- tanh
-
- Sig.
-
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- ole-
-
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- Sat.
-
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- std.
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- TODS
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Ont.
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- shod
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- 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.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- ten.
-
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tion
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- stlg
-
- NTIA
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- stg.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- the-
-
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- 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.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- 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.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- fohn
-
noun,
foehn.
- Fong
-
noun,
Hiram L(eong) [lee-awng,, -ong] /liˈɔŋ,, -ˈɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1907–2004, U.S. lawyer and senator from Hawaii 1959–77.
- fond
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- fold
-
noun,
a part that is folded; pleat; layer:
- fol.
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- FOIA
-
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- flog
-
verb (used with object),
to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- fled
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of flee.
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- fld.
-
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fth.
-
- flag
-
noun,
a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gds.
-
- GATT
-
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gal.
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Fla.
-
- geld
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- feed
-
noun,
food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
- feds
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
- fedn
-
- Fed.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Fang
-
noun,
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- fags
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- fads
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Fish
-
noun,
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- Fin.
-
- filt
-
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- fig.
-
- fids
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- FIDO
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- hath
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hash
-
noun,
a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- hal-
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- Hahn
-
noun,
Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- Hag.
-
- HEAO
-
- heed
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hol-
-
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- High
-
noun,
Automotive. high gear:
- HHFA
-
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- hgt.
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Heth
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Held
-
noun,
John, Jr. 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
- hehs
-
noun,
he2 .
- heft
-
noun,
weight; heaviness:
- haft
-
noun,
a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gild
-
noun,
guild.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gift
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- gids
-
- ghee
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- geo-
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- gtd.
-
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- gon-
-
- golf
-
noun,
a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having natural or artificial obstacles, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.
- Gold
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goaf
-
noun,
gob1 (def 3).
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- Glad
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- fado
-
noun,
a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
- ette
-
- hold
-
noun,
an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip:
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- Danl
-
- daft
-
adjective,
senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- DEng
-
- attn
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- att.
-
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- deft
-
adjective,
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever:
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Den.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- deg.
-
- defs
-
- dat.
-
- def.
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- asgd
-
- dhal
-
noun,
dal.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- agst
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agit
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AInd
-
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Afgh
-
- AFGE
-
- aet.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ant.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ands
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- AISI
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Alg.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Ald.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- dia-
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EFTA
-
- EDTA
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- end-
-
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Eth.
-
- 1080
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- Esd.
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- 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)−.
- enl.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- Edge
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dish
-
noun,
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- dis-
-
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dino
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Din.
-
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- dig.
-
- dif-
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dol.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- Gen.
-
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Lat.
-
- 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.
- iod-
-
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- int.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- intl
-
- ins.
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- 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.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- inae
-
- IndE
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Inf.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- infl
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lea.
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Ltd.
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- lond
-
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitD
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lit.
-
- Lani
-
- 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.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- itis
-
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- itol
-
- log-
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Nah.
-
- NADH
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- NASD
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- 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.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Ind.
-
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- NDSL
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- ign.
-
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- leg.
-
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- 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.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Doi
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- lg.
-
- OED
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- TGN
-
- OSD
-
- EHF
-
- LHD
-
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- OSA
-
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- OHG
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- EIS
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OSF
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ead
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ean
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ThD
-
- EDT
-
- ODT
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Lif
-
- ed.
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ea.
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- efl
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- OAS
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- of-
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ef-
-
- ETD
-
- EEO
-
- DSA
-
- DST
-
- DTh
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Eg.
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EEG
-
- th-
-
- TID
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- NES
-
- Agt
-
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHL
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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:
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- NFD
-
- NFL
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NFS
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NHA
-
- NHG
-
- NHI
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- TNT
-
- Tng
-
- tlo
-
- NHL
-
- NHS
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- ad-
-
- TSE
-
- Af.
-
- ag-
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- an.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADF
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- NDE
-
- ae.
-
- AEF
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- AFL
-
- AFS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- NEA
-
- 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.
- ne-
-
- Agh
-
- NIA
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- DNA
-
- DFA
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- NLF
-
- LON
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- TIA
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- DET
-
- DFT
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- dh-
-
- dha
-
- DHL
-
- di.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- LNG
-
- DIL
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NSA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DLO
-
- DLS
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- 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.
- ANF
-
- at.
-
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- ase
-
- NAD
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- NSF
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ast
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- LTh
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DSO
-
- DAE
-
- NIH
-
- 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.
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- LTA
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- oid
-
- ESL
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SDA
-
- GHA
-
- 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 = .
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IOF
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- INH
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ing
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- 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.
- SDI
-
- gl.
-
- se-
-
- Gld
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ine
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- ILO
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- SLA
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ITA
-
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- SOF
-
- LSD
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- LDS
-
- La.
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ite
-
- 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.
- ist
-
- Ges
-
- Gde
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Isl
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- ish
-
- SLE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ise
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOT
-
- SED
-
- il-
-
- Ga.
-
- hf.
-
- SHF
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- id.
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Hts
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- HHD
-
- ial
-
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- SHA
-
- Sgt
-
- shh
-
interjection,
sh.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IHS
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GSA
-
- gt.
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- GTO
-
- GTS
-
- GTT
-
- sht
-
- HIH
-
- HSH
-
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- HDL
-
- hah
-
interjection,
ha.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- sho
-
- ide
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- IAS
-
- hd.
-
- gi.
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Lt.
-
- Ldg
-
- OLG
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- FAO
-
- STL
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- FDA
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- STI
-
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- ONF
-
- ONI
-
- Ld.
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- ons
-
- FET
-
- fgn
-
- FHA
-
- Fia
-
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- ose
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- OTA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- en-
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ene
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Les
-
- OIt
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- EOE
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ola
-
- TAL
-
- ESA
-
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- ese
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ETO
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ETS
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- fo.
-
- ot-
-
- TTS
-
- foh
-
interjection,
faugh.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- So.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- FSA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- sd.
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- FSH
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- LaF
-
- ft.
-
- fog
-
noun,
a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility.
Compare ice fog, mist, smog.
- SAE
-
- ote
-
- FIO
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fl.
-
- OTS
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- L2
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- i.
-
- L.
-
- FD
-
- ln
-
- D.
-
- L1
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TT
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- SF
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- DG
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- LF
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- LH
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- AO
-
- HL
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ol
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- HG
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- S.
-
- SL
-
- ee
-
- G.
-
- SG
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- GH
-
- fg
-
- SA
-
- GN
-
- OG
-
- TL
-
- dl
-
- DF
-
- NI
-
- NG
-
- NF
-
- ND
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- OA
-
- EI
-
- le
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- fn
-
- T1
-
- TD
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TG
-
- t.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- GD
-
- NL
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IG
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HH
-
- NH
-
- h.
-
- FE
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- DN
-
- TN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.