Anagrams of left-brained
Word left-brained has
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- interleaf
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noun,
an additional leaf, usually blank, inserted between or bound with the regular printed leaves of a book, as to separate chapters or provide room for a reader's notes.
- Albertine
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Albert.
- fleabite
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noun,
the bite of a flea.
- balefire
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noun,
a large fire in the open air; bonfire.
- elaterid
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noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- 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.
- bandfile
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verb (used with object),
to file with a file band on a band mill or band saw.
- bandelet
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noun,
a flat molding, broader than a fillet and narrower than a fascia.
- fineable
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adjective,
finable.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- antlered
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adjective,
having antlers.
- leafbird
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noun,
any of several greenish, passerine birds of the genus Chloropsis, of Asia, related to the bulbuls, and often kept as pets.
- lie-abed
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noun,
a person who remains in bed until a relatively late hour; late riser.
- liberate
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verb (used with object),
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- afebrile
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adjective,
without fever; feverless.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- flanerie
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noun,
idleness; dawdling.
- Ferndale
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- fee-tail
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noun,
See under fee (def 4a).
- bilander
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noun,
a small two-masted merchant vessel, a type of hoy distinguished by the trapezoidal shape of the mainsail, used especially on canals and along coasts of the Low Countries.
- linebred
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adjective,
produced by linebreeding.
- deniable
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adjective,
capable of being or liable to be denied or contradicted.
- befriend
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verb (used with object),
to make friends or become friendly with; act as a friend to; help; aid:
- detailer
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noun,
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
- inflated
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adjective,
distended with air or gas; swollen.
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- 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.
- rideable
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adjective,
ridable.
- debrief
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verb (used with object),
to interrogate (a soldier, astronaut, diplomat, etc.) on return from a mission in order to assess the conduct and results of the mission.
- Darlene
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noun,
a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
- flatbed
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noun,
Also called flatbed trailer, flatbed truck. a truck or trailer having an open body in the form of a platform without sides or stakes.
Compare stake truck.
- tenable
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adjective,
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute:
- inbreed
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verb (used with object),
to breed (individuals of a closely related group) repeatedly.
- tendril
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noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- febrile
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adjective,
pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- antbird
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noun,
any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- Delbert
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noun,
a male given name, form of Albert.
- Delaine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- Federal
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noun,
an advocate of federation or federalism.
- deflate
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verb (used with object),
to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon):
- defiber
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verb (used with object),
defibrate.
- defiant
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adjective,
characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging:
- indraft
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noun,
an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
- fertile
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adjective,
bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific:
- frenate
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adjective,
having a frenum or frenulum.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- Filbert
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noun,
the thick-shelled, edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, especially of Corylus avellana, of Europe.
- Fiedler
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noun,
Arthur, 1894–1979, U.S. symphony conductor.
- finable
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adjective,
subject to a fine; punishable by a fine.
- berline
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- bartend
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verb (used without object),
to serve or work as a bartender.
- fielder
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noun,
Baseball, Cricket. a player who fields the ball.
- benefit
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noun,
something that is advantageous or good; an advantage:
- retable
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noun,
a decorative structure raised above an altar at the back, often forming a frame for a picture, bas-relief, or the like, and sometimes including a shelf or shelves, as for ornaments.
- Bardeen
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noun,
John, 1908–91, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956, 1972.
- ridable
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- Beltane
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noun,
an ancient Celtic festival observed on May Day in Scotland and Ireland to mark the beginning of summer.
- Belinda
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noun,
a female given name: from an Old Spanish word meaning “beautiful.”.
- Bearden
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noun,
Romare Howard [roh-mair] /ˈroʊ mɛər/ (Show IPA), 1911–88, U.S. artist.
- belated
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adjective,
coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time:
- bedrail
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noun,
a board at the side of a bed connecting the footboard and headboard.
- betaine
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C 5 H 11 NO 2 , usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- Brindle
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noun,
a brindled coloring.
- blinder
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noun,
a person or thing that blinds.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- friable
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adjective,
easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly:
- Derbent
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noun,
a seaport in the SE Dagestan Autonomous Republic, in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Caspian Sea.
- brained
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- redbait
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verb (used without object),
to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.
- blender
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noun,
a person or thing that blends.
- related
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adjective,
associated; connected.
- redline
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noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- refined
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adjective,
having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.:
- reflate
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verb (used with object),
to increase (money and credit) again.
- fibered
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adjective,
(of plaster) having an admixture of hair or fiber.
- bandlet
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noun,
annulet (def 1).
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- rebated
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noun,
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Elberta
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noun,
a freestone peach having reddish-yellow skin.
- Adeline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- driblet
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noun,
a small portion or part.
- draftee
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noun,
a person who is drafted into military service.
Compare enlistee (def 1).
- Abilene
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noun,
a city in central Texas.
- Learned
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adjective,
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- triable
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- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- flinder
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noun,
Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- tribade
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noun,
lesbian (def 5).
- Enfield
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- treadle
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noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- 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.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- Leander
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noun,
a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- trindle
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noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- librate
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- fade-in
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noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- Alberti
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noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- bindle
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noun,
a bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a hobo.
- blende
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noun,
sphalerite; zinc sulfide.
- redfin
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noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- fabled
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noun,
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue:
- labret
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noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- leaden
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adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- refine
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- binder
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noun,
a person or thing that binds.
- elated
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adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- redial
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noun,
automatic redial.
- ideate
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noun,
ideatum.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- leafed
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noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- reflet
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noun,
an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
- leader
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noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- infra-
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- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Bender
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noun,
a person or thing that bends, as a pair of pliers or a powered machine.
- Lander
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- belief
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noun,
something believed; an opinion or conviction:
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- enter-
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- belted
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noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Elbert
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range: second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. 14,431 feet (4399 meters).
- Benita
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noun,
a female given name.
- labrid
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noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Labridae, including the wrasses, the tautog, and the cunner, and characterized chiefly by well-developed teeth and, often, brilliant colors.
- berate
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verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- endear
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- bereft
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bereave.
- Berlin
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- enable
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verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- Bernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- Bertie
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- betide
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verb (used with object),
to happen to; come to; befall:
- relief
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noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- Edirne
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noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- dialer
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- deafen
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verb (used with object),
to make deaf:
- dealer
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noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- intra-
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- debate
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noun,
a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints:
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- infare
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- ribald
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noun,
a ribald person.
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- defier
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noun,
a person who defies.
- defile
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noun,
any narrow passage, especially between mountains.
- define
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verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- inter.
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- diable
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adjective,
highly spiced; prepared with hot or piquant seasoning; deviled.
- lifter
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- delate
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verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Delian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- febri-
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- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- feared
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noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- denier
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noun,
a person who denies.
- dental
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- denti-
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- dentil
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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.
- derail
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Nereid
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- feline
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noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- Brandt
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noun,
Willy [wil-ee;; German vil-ee] /ˈwɪl i;; German ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Karl Herbert Frahm) 1913–1992, West German political leader: chancellor 1969–74; Nobel Peace Prize 1971.
- Lenard
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noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- rebate
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noun,
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- edible
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noun,
Usually, edibles. edible substances; food.
- Brenda
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
- Briand
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noun,
Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
- bridal
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noun,
a wedding.
- bridle
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noun,
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- faerie
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noun,
the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
- Leiden
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noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- failed
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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.
- Lerida
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noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- ferine
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adjective,
feral1 .
- falter
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noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- inbred
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adjective,
naturally inherent; innate; native:
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Daniel
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noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Danite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- fender
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noun,
the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
- indef.
-
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- darnel
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- dartle
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verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- fardel
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noun,
a bundle; burden.
- defeat
-
noun,
the act of overcoming in a contest:
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- adren-
-
- abient
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adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- Tilden
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noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- afreet
-
noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- Arendt
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noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- bandit
-
noun,
a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- Aldine
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noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Aldrin
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noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- trefle
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adjective,
botonée.
- Aeneid
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noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- baleen
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noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- tiered
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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.
- Friend
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noun,
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- finder
-
noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- ad-lib
-
noun,
something improvised in speech, music, etc.:
- tailed
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Baldie
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noun,
a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).
- Alfred
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noun,
a male given name: from the Old English words meaning “elf” and “counsel.”.
- aedile
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noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- adrift
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adjective, adverb,
floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored:
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- bailee
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- albeit
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conjunction,
although; even if:
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- tranfd
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- Arlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- Tindal
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noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- Albert
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noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- tinder
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Balder
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noun,
a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
- treble
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noun,
Music.
the treble or soprano part.
a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
- albite
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- finale
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- bardee
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noun,
bardy2 .
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- riblet
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- Beadle
-
noun,
a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, etc.
- beader
-
noun,
a tool for forming beads on lumber.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- barit.
-
- trifle
-
noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- afield
-
adverb,
abroad; away from home.
- beater
-
noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- filter
-
noun,
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- beaten
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- Telfer
-
noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- 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.
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Frieda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- flied
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Iran.
-
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- fleer
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- intr.
-
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- fated
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Fleet
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- beedi
-
noun,
bidi.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Deneb
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Cygnus.
- natl.
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- alti-
-
- Delft
-
noun,
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- 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.
- dial.
-
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- in-lb
-
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- 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.
- 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.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- dent.
-
- draft
-
noun,
a drawing, sketch, or design.
- Ital.
-
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- 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.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- fable
-
noun,
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue:
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- 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.
- flirt
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- trial
-
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.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Fabre
-
noun,
Jean Henri [zhahn ahn-ree] /ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1823–1915, French entomologist and popular writer on insect life.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- aeri-
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- drift
-
noun,
a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- edit.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- aden-
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- fader
-
noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Ebert
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Bland
-
noun,
James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- bleed
-
noun,
Printing.
a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
a part thus trimmed off.
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- blade
-
noun,
the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
- Fiber
-
noun,
a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- refel
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- blend
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Baden
-
noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Fried
-
noun,
Alfred Hermann [al-frid hur-muh n;; German ahl-freyt her-mahn] /ˈæl frɪd ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈɑl freɪt ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- Blida
-
noun,
a city in N Algeria.
- rebid
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- fetid
-
adjective,
having an offensive odor; stinking.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- blind
-
noun,
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- Bart.
-
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- Benet
-
noun,
Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- retd.
-
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- befit
-
verb (used with object),
to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit:
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- Beret
-
noun,
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
- reni-
-
- refl.
-
- Fidel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- Balt.
-
- Finer
-
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.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- fibr-
-
- fibre
-
noun,
fiber.
- bield
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- bidet
-
noun,
a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- ft-lb
-
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- betel
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Field
-
noun,
an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Brale
-
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- feral
-
adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- anti-
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- debit
-
noun,
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- ante-
-
- Arnel
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- nitr-
-
- Nebr.
-
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- tera-
-
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- 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:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- felid
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Debir
-
noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- flare
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- Bride
-
noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- Freda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- BRIEF
-
noun,
a short and concise statement or written item.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Breed
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- brede
-
noun,
something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- feti-
-
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- tele-
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- defer
-
verb (used with object),
to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Brit.
-
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- IADB
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- infl
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- Ind.
-
- inae
-
- Ire.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- intl
-
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- ile-
-
- Lab.
-
- FRED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Frederick.
- int.
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- IndE
-
- Fri.
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- frt.
-
- idae
-
- ible
-
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Inf.
-
- 1080
-
- 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:
- rel.
-
- rit.
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- ref.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tab.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- trid
-
- TRIB
-
- tri-
-
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ten.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- 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:
- Lib.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Lani
-
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lea.
-
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lit.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- rad.
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIBA
-
- NTIA
-
- NRAB
-
- NLRB
-
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- LitB
-
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- LitD
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Ltd.
-
- tRNA
-
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- 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.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NEbE
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- barf
-
verb, noun,
vomit.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- dlr.
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- dif-
-
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- dia-
-
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- bdle
-
plural,
bundle.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bede
-
noun,
Saint ("the Venerable Bede") a.d. 673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian: wrote earliest history of England.
- beef
-
noun,
the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- EFTA
-
- EDTA
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- BAEd
-
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- bal.
-
- Bald
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bar.
-
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Danl
-
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bin-
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- 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.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- daft
-
adjective,
senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- bldr
-
- btl.
-
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- BLit
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Den.
-
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- deft
-
adjective,
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever:
- def.
-
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- beld
-
adjective,
bald; hairless.
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- deb.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- 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):
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- dbl.
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- dat.
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Aire
-
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- fard
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- abl.
-
- Alb.
-
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- abr.
-
- Ald.
-
- 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.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- filt
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- alt.
-
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- aer-
-
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- FERA
-
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- AInd
-
- 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.
- feeb
-
noun,
a feeble-minded person.
- afr-
-
- fedn
-
- Fed.
-
- Feb.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Fin.
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- fld.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- art.
-
- enl.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- end-
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- 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.
- fled
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of flee.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- 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.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- FLRA
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- aet.
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- Fla.
-
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ant.
-
- 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).
- 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.
- flab
-
noun,
flabby flesh; unwanted fat:
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- trf
-
- AFB
-
- BIE
-
- ab-
-
- ad-
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- 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.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- AEF
-
- Ar.
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bn.
-
- ae.
-
- abd
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Af.
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BFD
-
- bi-
-
- BFT
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- abn
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- BLA
-
- BFA
-
- an.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- abt
-
- ADB
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADF
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- al.
-
- ble
-
- be-
-
- tra
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- rte
-
- tfr
-
- RTF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANF
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ard
-
- 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.
- TAL
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rt.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TBA
-
- at.
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- ATB
-
- TBD
-
- Tbi
-
- 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.
- Br.
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- bl.
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- TIA
-
- TID
-
- tr.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- TNB
-
- tlr
-
- RFA
-
- rfb
-
- RFD
-
- RFE
-
- RFI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- AFL
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- BEF
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rnd
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Bde
-
- BDA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- RLD
-
- RNA
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- BRE
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- EbN
-
- ed.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- EdB
-
- ean
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- 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.
- EDT
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ef-
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- 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.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- DRE
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- IBN
-
- 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).
- IDB
-
- ead
-
- ide
-
- FIB
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- Fia
-
- ier
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- efl
-
- eir
-
- Lif
-
- FDR
-
noun,
(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- ine
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- FAB
-
adjective,
fabulous (def 2).
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- Lt.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- FDA
-
- La.
-
- FBI
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- IRL
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- LaF
-
- FBA
-
- il-
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- FET
-
- Ld.
-
- lbf
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- in.
-
- 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.
- ETR
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ERT
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- 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.
- Dr.
-
- DNR
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Fl.
-
- Rd.
-
- DAR
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NLF
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FLB
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- DBA
-
- de-
-
- DNB
-
- NIA
-
- NFL
-
- Re.
-
- FRB
-
- 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:
- BTE
-
- REA
-
- RDF
-
- RDA
-
- RBI
-
- BRT
-
- Bt.
-
- 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.
- DBE
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- DAE
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- NFD
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- DEA
-
- DFT
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Ia.
-
- ltr
-
- DFA
-
- LTA
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- di.
-
- id.
-
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- 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.
- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- DIL
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- dit
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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.
- ib.
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- DNA
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- DET
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- Ir.
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- NBA
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- Dee
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noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
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noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEB
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noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Frl
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- NEA
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- ne-
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- NDE
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- NbE
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- DEI
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adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ft.
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- NAB
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verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAD
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- AI
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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.
- TN
-
- FB
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- fn
-
- A.
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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.
- TL
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- FE
-
- i.
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- Eb
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RF
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- t.
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- DN
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- ln
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- LR
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- N.
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- NB
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- ND
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- NF
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- NI
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- DB
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- TD
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- NL
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
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- RN
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- dl
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- DF
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- DA
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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.
- D.
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- TB
-
- T1
-
- L.
-
- B-
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
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- L2
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FD
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- f.
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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.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- le
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- BF
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- LF
-
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DT
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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.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .