Anagrams of latticework
Word latticework has
893 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of latticework.
- two-track
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noun,
an oblique movement of a horse in which the forehand and hindquarters move on two distinct parallel tracks and the body is maintained uniformly in the direction of the movement.
- low-rate
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verb (used with object),
to place a low value on:
- Katowice
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noun,
a city in S Poland.
- lacework
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noun,
lace (def 1).
- tractile
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adjective,
capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- kilowatt
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noun,
a unit of power, equal to 1000 watts. Abbreviation: kW, kw.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- kotwali
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noun,
a police station.
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- Lerwick
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noun,
a city in and the administrative center of the Shetland Islands, N of Scotland.
- rackett
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noun,
ranket.
- cerato-
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- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- trickle
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noun,
a trickling flow or stream.
- catlike
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adjective,
resembling or typical of a cat:
- triolet
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- Loretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- clatter
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noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- kerato-
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- calotte
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noun,
zucchetto.
- keitloa
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noun,
a variety of the black rhinoceros having the posterior horn equal to or longer than the anterior horn.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- tactile
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- earlock
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noun,
a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
- tickler
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noun,
a person or thing that tickles.
- tortile
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adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- lattice
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noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- kit-cat
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noun,
any of a series of half-length portraits of members of the Kit-Cat Club that were painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller between 1702 and 1717, measure almost uniformly 28 × 36 inches (71 × 91 cm), characteristically portray the head, upper torso, and hands, and are now in the National Gallery, London.
- Walcott
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noun,
Derek, born 1930, West Indian poet and playwright: Nobel prize 1992.
- warlike
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adjective,
fit, qualified, or ready for war; martial:
- cowtail
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noun,
a coarse wool of poor quality.
- cowrite
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verb (used with object),
to coauthor.
- titlark
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noun,
any of several small, larklike birds, especially a pipit.
- warlock
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noun,
a man who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a male witch; sorcerer.
- calker
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noun,
caulker.
- Cotter
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- twicer
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noun,
Slang. a two-time loser.
- Carole
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noun,
a female given name.
- Carlow
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noun,
a county in Leinster, in the SE Republic of Ireland. 346 sq. mi. (896 sq. km). County seat: Carlow.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- oracle
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noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- colter
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- kilter
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noun,
good condition; order:
- cowrie
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noun,
the highly polished, usually brightly colored shell of a marine gastropod of the genus Cypraea, as that of C. moneta (money cowrie) used as money in certain parts of Asia and Africa, or that of C. tigris, used for ornament.
- Koweit
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noun,
Kuwait.
- crakow
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noun,
poulaine.
- lictor
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- trowel
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noun,
any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Lottie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- rattle
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- kerat-
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- Walter
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noun,
Bruno [broo-noh] /ˈbru noʊ/ (Show IPA), (Bruno Schlesinger) 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- kirtle
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noun,
a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
- watter
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noun,
a light bulb, radio station, etc., of specified wattage (usually used in combination):
- Clarke
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noun,
Arthur C(harles) 1917–2008, English science-fiction writer.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- kittle
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adjective,
ticklish; fidgety.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- talkie
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noun,
talking picture.
- kittel
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noun,
a white robe used by Jews, especially Orthodox Jews, as a ceremonial garment for men and as a burial shroud for both sexes: worn during worship on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, by a bridegroom during the wedding ceremony, and by the leader of the Seder on Passover.
- Lettic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- terat-
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- litter
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- rackle
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adjective,
headstrong; rash.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- cerat-
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- tetra-
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- wattle
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noun,
Often, wattles. a number of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches for making fences, walls, etc.
- celto-
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- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Waiter
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noun,
a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- Toltec
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noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- cattle
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noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- kotwal
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noun,
an Indian police officer.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- racket
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noun,
a loud noise or clamor, especially of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar:
- Walker
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noun,
an enclosing framework on casters or wheels for supporting a baby who is learning to walk.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- lacker
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noun,
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- alwite
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adjective,
white (def 11).
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Alecto
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noun,
one of the Furies.
- ticket
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noun,
a slip, usually of paper or cardboard, serving as evidence that the holder has paid a fare or admission or is entitled to some service, right, or the like:
- Alcott
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noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- wittol
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noun,
a man who knows of and tolerates his wife's infidelity.
- tackle
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noun,
equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing:
- tacket
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noun,
a nail or tack, especially a hobnail.
- lacto-
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- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- rocket
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noun,
any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
- locket
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noun,
a small case for a miniature portrait, a lock of hair, or other keepsake, usually worn on a necklace.
- locker
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noun,
a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- latter
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- aceto-
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- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- tickle
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noun,
an act or instance of tickling.
- Littre
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noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- lector
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- cotwal
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noun,
kotwal.
- recti-
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- troika
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noun,
a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- wicket
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noun,
a window or opening, often closed by a grating or the like, as in a door, or forming a place of communication in a ticket office, a teller's cage in a bank, etc.
- wicker
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noun,
a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe.
- ticker
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noun,
a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
- iatro-
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- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- toilet
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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.
- crake
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noun,
any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
- Waite
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noun,
Morrison Remick [rem-ik] /ˈrɛm ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1816–88, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1874–88.
- Locke
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noun,
Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
- troke
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noun,
truck2 (defs 4–7).
- octal
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noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octa-
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- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- keto-
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- Tract
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noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- ocrea
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noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- lotic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Katie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- traik
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verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- rowel
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noun,
a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
- octet
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Waler
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noun,
a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.
- total
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noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Tower
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noun,
a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
- towel
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noun,
an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- tecta
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noun,
a rooflike structure.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- oiler
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- crawl
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noun,
act of crawling; a slow, crawling motion.
- Lotte
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noun,
angler (def 3).
- creak
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noun,
a creaking sound.
- OIcel
-
- Crile
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noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crit.
-
- croak
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noun,
the act or sound of croaking.
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Ocker
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noun,
an uncultured Australian male.
- towie
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noun,
a form of contract bridge for three players in which the players bid for the dummy hand after six of its cards have been turned up.
- Torte
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noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Karol
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noun,
a female given name.
- ileo-
-
- wacke
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noun,
a poorly sorted sandstone containing fragments of rock and minerals in a clayey matrix.
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Lorca
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noun,
García Lorca.
- tical
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Eliot
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noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- twite
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noun,
a small finch, Carduelis flavirostris, of northern Europe, having streaked brown plumage and, in the male, a pink breast.
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- trial
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noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Loewi
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noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1961, German pharmacologist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Tieck
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1773–1853, German writer.
- trick
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noun,
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- twice
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adverb,
two times, as in succession:
- Erika
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noun,
a female given name.
- twirl
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noun,
an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
- Keita
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noun,
Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Loire
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noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- triol
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noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- wacko
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noun,
Also, wack. an eccentric, strange, or odd person.
- ecol.
-
- trike
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noun,
tricycle.
- telo-
-
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Icel.
-
- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tweak
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noun,
an act or instance of tweaking; a sharp, twisting pull or jerk.
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Lower
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noun,
a denture for the lower jaw.
- tera-
-
- TREAT
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- trite
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adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- Lotta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- icker
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noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Ital.
-
- trawl
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noun,
Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Cower
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verb (used without object),
to crouch, as in fear or shame.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- lect.
-
- toile
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- areo-
-
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- wilco
-
interjection,
(especially in radio transmission) an indication that the message just received will be complied with.
- Attic
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noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Rilke
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noun,
Rainer Maria [rahy-nuh r mah-ree-ah] /ˈraɪ nər mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1926, Austrian poet, born in Prague.
- atto-
-
- awoke
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of awake.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- Recit
-
- krait
-
noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carew
-
noun,
Thomas, 1598?–1639? English poet.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- alike
-
adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- latke
-
noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- 30-30
-
- wrote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of write.
- write
-
Verb phrases,
write down,
to set down in writing; record; note.
to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- wrick
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
wrench; strain.
- wreck
-
noun,
any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- wreak
-
verb (used with object),
to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.):
- wrack
-
noun,
wreck or wreckage.
- acet-
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laker
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noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- acro-
-
- Alick
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- tacit
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adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- lact-
-
- Witte
-
noun,
Sergei Yulievich [sur-gey yool-yuh-vich;; Russian syir-gyey yoo-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ ˈyul yə vɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ˈyu lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1849–1915, Russian statesman.
- Alcor
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Coker
-
noun,
Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Clerk
-
noun,
a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- cloak
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coel-
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- tawie
-
adjective,
docile; easy to manage.
- tarok
-
noun,
a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
- colat
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Kiowa
-
noun,
a member of a Plains Indian people of the southwestern U.S.
- Okla.
-
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- licet
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- kilo-
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- toti-
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cero-
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Kitwe
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- water
-
noun,
a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- owlet
-
noun,
a young owl.
- Kolar
-
noun,
a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- tilak
-
noun,
a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Korea
-
noun,
a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea.
Compare Korean War.
- Clark
-
noun,
Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cert.
-
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- Lick
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lit.
-
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Tit.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lea.
-
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- reck
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- Rick
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rock
-
noun,
a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tack
-
noun,
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- lwei
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Oct.
-
- ter.
-
- Tewa
-
noun,
a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
- Lowe
-
verb (used without object),
low3 .
- Lat.
-
- tick
-
noun,
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loki
-
noun,
a trickster god, born of Jotun ancestry but accepted among the Aesir as Odin's adopted brother: father of the monsters Fenrir, Hel, and the Midgard serpent, and the instigator of Balder's death.
- lock
-
noun,
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- rack
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talk
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ole-
-
- okra
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- Teak
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- Ceto
-
- wart
-
noun,
a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
- claw
-
noun,
a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
- clar
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Watt
-
noun,
the standard unit of power in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one joule per second and equal to the power in a circuit in which a current of one ampere flows across a potential difference of one volt. Abbreviation: W, w.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cet-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- weak
-
adjective,
not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail:
- weal
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clew
-
noun,
clue (def 1).
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- crat
-
- Cowl
-
noun,
a hooded garment worn by monks.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cort
-
- Cork
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Col.
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Coke
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coak
-
noun,
(in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Ware
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cark
-
noun,
care or worry.
- crew
-
noun,
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
- woke
-
noun,
a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.
- alow
-
adverb,
below decks.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alk.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- wite
-
noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- Alco
-
- Witt
-
noun,
Katarina [kat-uh-ree-nuh] /ˌkæt əˈri nə/ (Show IPA), born 1965, German figure skater.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- wore
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Work
-
noun,
exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- wort
-
noun,
the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- WRAC
-
- AWOL
-
noun,
a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- writ
-
noun,
Law.
a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
(in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
- alt.
-
- Aoki
-
noun,
Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- wick
-
noun,
a bundle or loose twist or braid of soft threads, or a woven strip or tube, as of cotton or asbestos, which in a candle, lamp, oil stove, cigarette lighter, or the like, serves to draw up the melted tallow or wax or the oil or other flammable liquid to be burned.
- Wear
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- calk
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- Cal.
-
- cake
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- Weil
-
noun,
André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
- Weir
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- weka
-
noun,
any of several large, flightless New Zealand rails of the genus Gallirallus.
- welt
-
noun,
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- wert
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative and subj. of be.
- Wiak
-
noun,
Biak.
- ator
-
- wire
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- 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.
- atic
-
- att.
-
- wile
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- art.
-
- Ark.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Wilt
-
noun,
the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Craw
-
noun,
the crop of a bird or insect.
- Cor.
-
- Crow
-
noun,
any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- ket-
-
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- Kelt
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- kcal
-
- kart
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- karo
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- walk
-
noun,
an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- itol
-
- 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.
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tri-
-
- Ire.
-
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- kilt
-
noun,
any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
- Iowa
-
noun,
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines.
Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
- KWIC
-
adjective,
of or designating an alphabetical concordance of the principal terms in a text showing every occurrence of each term surrounded by a few words of the context.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- LACW
-
- lack
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toke
-
noun,
a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- Krio
-
noun,
an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- Koli
-
noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- Kola
-
noun,
kola nut.
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- kite
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- Rowe
-
noun,
Nicholas, 1674–1718, British poet and dramatist, poet laureate 1715–18.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Waco
-
noun,
a city in central Texas, on the Brazos River.
- twi-
-
- wail
-
noun,
the act of wailing.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Trow
-
verb (used with or without object),
to believe, think, or suppose.
- twit
-
noun,
an act of twitting.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- Wace
-
noun,
Robert [rob-ert;; French raw-ber] /ˈrɒb ərt;; French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), ("Wace of Jersey") c1100–c1180, Anglo-Norman poet born on the Channel Island of Jersey.
- Wack
-
noun,
wacko.
- twat
-
noun,
vulva.
- Wait
-
noun,
an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
- Ice.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- ICAO
-
- wale
-
noun,
a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
- ikat
-
noun,
a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- trit
-
- ical
-
- ctr.
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Wal.
-
- Wake
-
noun,
a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.
- ile-
-
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- wk.
-
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlr
-
- rtw
-
- rte
-
- wok
-
noun,
a large bowl-shaped pan used in cooking Chinese food.
- tlo
-
- WRA
-
- TLC
-
- tkt
-
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TKO
-
- wot
-
verb,
first and third person singular present of wit2 .
- TAL
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- 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.
- TWA
-
noun,
a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tro
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Wat
-
noun,
a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- TCA
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TIA
-
- War
-
noun,
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- taw
-
noun,
a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
- WIT
-
noun,
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- two
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
- WAC
-
noun,
a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- TOW
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- rt.
-
- ETO
-
- il-
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- ier
-
- ick
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
-
- ERT
-
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eir
-
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- IWC
-
- kil
-
- KIA
-
- Kew
-
noun,
a part of Richmond, in Greater London, England: famous botanical gardens (Kew Gardens)
- Ker
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- kCi
-
- Kal
-
- ka-
-
- ROW
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- Iwo
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IOC
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- Kit
-
noun,
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- AKC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AWL
-
noun,
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
- AIC
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACW
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACK
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- ca.
-
- CWA
-
- ckw
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- cow
-
noun,
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CLR
-
- Clo
-
- clk
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- CIA
-
- CEO
-
- CEA
-
- caw
-
noun,
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- CWO
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Kt.
-
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- oic
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ola
-
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- 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.
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- OCR
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ock
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- koi
-
noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ot-
-
- 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.
- REA
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- OTA
-
- RCA
-
- raw
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- owl
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly nocturnal birds of prey, of the order Strigiformes, having a broad head with large, forward-directed eyes that are usually surrounded by disks of modified feathers: many populations are diminishing owing to loss of habitat.
- OWI
-
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- ote
-
- Low
-
noun,
something that is low, as ground or prices:
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Lt.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Law
-
noun,
the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- Lew
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
- La.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LOC
-
- Kwa
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Ewe, Ibo, Yoruba, and other languages of coastal West Africa.
- kr.
-
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- LCT
-
- L1
-
- RI
-
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- K.
-
- LW
-
- CE
-
- KC
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- 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.
- RW
-
- t.
-
- AO
-
- T1
-
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- KW
-
- RO
-
- L.
-
- AK
-
- IW
-
- LC
-
- R.
-
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- L2
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LR
-
- TT
-
- ic
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- O.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- w/
-
- WC
-
- WI
-
- WL
-
- WO
-
noun,
woe.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TL
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CW
-
- le
-
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- ol
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ck
-
- TC
-
- i.
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- tk
-
- 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.
- OW
-
interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- wt
-