Anagrams of lever-action
Word lever-action has
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- Revelation
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noun,
the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
- corelative
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noun,
either of two things, as two terms, that are correlative.
- cantilever
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noun,
any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.
- interlace
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- coeternal
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adjective,
existing with another eternally.
- elevation
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noun,
the height to which something is elevated or to which it rises:
- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- ventricle
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noun,
Zoology. any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body.
- tolerance
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noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- Intervale
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noun,
a low-lying tract of land along a river.
- centriole
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noun,
a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- evection
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noun,
a periodic irregularity in the moon's motion, caused by the attraction of the sun.
- coverlet
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noun,
Also, coverlid [kuhv-er-lid] /ˈkʌv ər lɪd/ (Show IPA). a bed quilt that does not cover the pillow, used chiefly for warmth; bedspread.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- reactive
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adjective,
tending to react.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- violence
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noun,
swift and intense force:
- relocate
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- creative
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adjective,
having the quality or power of creating.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- vertical
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noun,
something vertical, as a line or plane.
- velation
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noun,
pronunciation with velar articulation.
- corelate
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- conative
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noun,
Grammar. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect.
- contrive
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verb (used with object),
to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent:
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- overlain
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verb,
past participle of overlie.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- overline
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noun,
a cutline, usually of one line, appearing over a picture, cartoon, etc.
- levirate
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noun,
the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- Levanter
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noun,
a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- relative
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- relevant
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adjective,
bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent:
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- cervelat
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noun,
a type of smoked sausage made of beef or pork, fat, and seasonings: originally made of brains.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- renovate
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adjective,
Archaic. renovated.
- Veronica
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noun,
the image of the face of Christ, said in legend to have been miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that St. Veronica gave to Him to wipe His face on the way to Calvary.
- enactive
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adjective,
having power to enact or establish, as a law.
- electro-
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- electron
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noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- novercal
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adjective,
of, like, or befitting a stepmother.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- elevator
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noun,
a person or thing that elevates or raises.
- Verlaine
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- invocate
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verb (used with object),
invoke.
- interval
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noun,
an intervening period of time:
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- Voltaire
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noun,
(François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- vortical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vortex.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- Victrola
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- vernicle
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noun,
veronica1 .
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- locative
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noun,
the locative case.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- Calvert
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noun,
Charles (3rd Baron Baltimore) 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- vection
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noun,
the transference of a disease from one person to another.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- varico-
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- Venetia
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noun,
an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- venatic
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adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- centro-
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- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cerato-
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- veinlet
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noun,
a small vein.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- centri-
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- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- centavo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- Venetic
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noun,
an Indo-European language of NE Italy, possibly belonging to the Italic branch, known from inscriptions from the 4th to 2nd centuries b.c.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- cervine
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- 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.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- revoice
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verb (used with object),
to voice again or in return; echo.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- elative
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noun,
an elative case.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- electr-
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- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- Elinvar
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- enclave
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noun,
a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
- enolate
-
noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- entero-
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- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- 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.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- 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.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- relievo
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noun,
Obsolete. relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- leviter
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- cleaver
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noun,
a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, especially one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
- levator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that raises a part of the body.
Compare depressor.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- Valence
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noun,
Chemistry.
the quality that determines the number of atoms or groups with which any single atom or group will unite chemically.
the relative combining capacity of an atom or group compared with that of the standard hydrogen atom. The chloride ion, Cl–, with a valence of one, has the capacity to unite with one atom of hydrogen or its equivalent, as in HCl or NaCl.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- 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.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- contra-
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- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- convert
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noun,
one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- corvina
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noun,
corbina.
- corvine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a crow.
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- cranio-
-
- craniol
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- ventail
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- variole
-
noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- Voltaic
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noun,
Gur.
- overate
-
verb,
simple past tense of overeat.
- Avertin
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- violent
-
adjective,
acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- overeat
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verb (used with object),
to eat more than is good for (oneself):
- violate
-
verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- veteran
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noun,
a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like:
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- volante
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adverb, adjective,
moving lightly and quickly.
- overlie
-
verb (used with object),
to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- naivete
-
noun,
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- overact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to act in an exaggerated manner.
- actino-
-
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- ventral
-
adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- 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.
- ventri-
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- nervate
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adjective,
(of leaves) having veins.
- antero-
-
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- ventro-
-
- Alecto
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noun,
one of the Furies.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Craven
-
noun,
a coward.
- Covina
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- covert
-
noun,
a covering; cover.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- renvoi
-
noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- alcove
-
noun,
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
- cteno-
-
- travel
-
noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Violet
-
noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- nitro-
-
- Lavern
-
noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- venter
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Nerval
-
noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- alvine
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adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- colent
-
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- coeval
-
noun,
a contemporary:
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- relive
-
verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- corvee
-
noun,
unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord.
- leaven
-
noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- 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.
- contr.
-
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- enter-
-
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Octave
-
noun,
Music.
a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone.
the interval encompassed by such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- envier
-
noun,
a person who feels envy.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- inter.
-
- novice
-
noun,
a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- iatro-
-
- evince
-
verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- teleo-
-
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Ervine
-
noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Erevan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- intra-
-
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Oliver
-
noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- revile
-
verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- aeron.
-
- laevo-
-
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Ecevit
-
noun,
Bülent [by-lent] /büˈlɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- revolt
-
noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- reveal
-
noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- cloven
-
verb,
a past participle of cleave2 .
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- nocti-
-
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- retina
-
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.
- lacto-
-
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- intro.
-
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- Volant
-
noun,
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elevon
-
noun,
a control surface functioning both as an elevator and as an aileron.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- actin-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- elect.
-
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Clover
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- velate
-
adjective,
Biology. having a velum.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- centi-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- valent
-
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- celto-
-
- centr-
-
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Velcro
-
- veloce
-
adjective,
played at a fast tempo (used as a musical direction).
- cavort
-
verb (used without object),
to prance or caper about.
- Cavite
-
noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- cavern
-
noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cervin
-
noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
-
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- viator
-
noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- vector
-
noun,
Mathematics.
a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4).
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition.
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system.
any generalization of the above quantities.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- Venice
-
noun,
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- avoir.
-
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- verite
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- Verein
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- Venite
-
noun,
the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
- Calvin
-
noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- ventr-
-
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- avocet
-
noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- Veneti
-
noun,
Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).
- carven
-
adjective,
carved.
- carvel
-
noun,
caravel.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Verona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Vernet
-
noun,
Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Averno
-
noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- narco-
-
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- varlet
-
noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- Levant
-
noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- necro-
-
- Victor
-
noun,
a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
- vario-
-
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- Levine
-
noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- valine
-
noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- clever
-
adjective,
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- levier
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- clino-
-
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Levite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- claver
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- recti-
-
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- Cleave
-
verb (used with object),
to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- intr.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- over-
-
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- orial
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- OIcel
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- reni-
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- tele-
-
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- Icel.
-
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- incr.
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- incor
-
- levo-
-
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- incl.
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- octa-
-
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Invar
-
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- noct-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Recit
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- natl.
-
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- 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.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- rect.
-
- lect.
-
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Ital.
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- invt.
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- 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.
- licet
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lact-
-
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- event
-
noun,
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- cent.
-
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cero-
-
- cert.
-
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cine-
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- veni-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- vari-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- coel-
-
- coele
-
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- colat
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- clove
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alcor
-
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- aero-
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- vino-
-
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- 30-30
-
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- acet-
-
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acro-
-
- aeri-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- vocat
-
- vocal
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- vice-
-
- Arnel
-
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- veter
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- ation
-
- ative
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- areo-
-
- alti-
-
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- ante-
-
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- 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.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- ecto-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- econ.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- ecol.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- telo-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tera-
-
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- encl.
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- coven
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- covet
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- crit.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- tonia
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- 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.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Vat.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- rel.
-
- tion
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- vin-
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- val.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- OEEC
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ter.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tri-
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- Oct.
-
- ten.
-
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- ole-
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Ont.
-
- tron
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- tRNA
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- voc.
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rit.
-
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Ven.
-
- riv.
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Rev.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- var.
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- vel.
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Vic.
-
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- ovi-
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- 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.
- Vict
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- vil.
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- 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).
- Veno
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- RONA
-
- 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.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- trav
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- vet.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 1080
-
- eco-
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CATV
-
- Cav.
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cen.
-
- itol
-
- cene
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cir.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- civ.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cet-
-
- Ire.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cat.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Lev.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- ect-
-
- Cal.
-
- Can.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lani
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- clar
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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).
- ctr.
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- EEOC
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- 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.
- elev
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- enl.
-
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- inv.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- ile-
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- conv
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- alt.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Alco
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NCTE
-
- Nev.
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- nav.
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- ance
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- NTIA
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Nov.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Aire
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- atic
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- 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.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Ave.
-
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- avn.
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- lit.
-
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- art.
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- tra
-
- CVT
-
- CTA
-
- CVA
-
- CEO
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- cte
-
- cle
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- CRT
-
- Ver
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- vol
-
- Co.
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- tr.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- al.
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- VTO
-
- ECA
-
- Vte
-
- ec-
-
- VTC
-
- Vt.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ac-
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- ean
-
- VOR
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- ea.
-
- 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.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- av.
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- CVO
-
- at.
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- CIE
-
- AVC
-
- CEA
-
- a-v
-
- ATV
-
- CNO
-
- CLR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Clo
-
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ca.
-
- ATC
-
- CLI
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- ANC
-
- VCR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- cl.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACV
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- VOA
-
- vo.
-
- VLA
-
- CIA
-
- CAI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tro
-
- Avi
-
- AIC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TVA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Va.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- EEC
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- LCA
-
- Lt.
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ITA
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ONR
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- La.
-
- NOC
-
- RNA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ir.
-
- ot-
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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:
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NCO
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Orv
-
- Re.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- ov-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NIA
-
- lv.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RCN
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- 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.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- IRC
-
- IOT
-
- ETV
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- NRC
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- NRA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- oic
-
- io-
-
- ior
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- OCR
-
- EEO
-
- eir
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- EOE
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- en-
-
- OTC
-
- ene
-
- 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.
- env
-
- Oc.
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- IOC
-
- ILO
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- TAL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ONI
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TCA
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- 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.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Ola
-
- nr.
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- NL
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AO
-
- OA
-
- ol
-
- O.
-
- VL
-
- NV
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- VN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L1
-
- R.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- VR
-
- VI
-
- VC
-
- V.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- i.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CV
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EV
-
- TL
-
- TN
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TC
-
- T1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RC
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LR
-
- ln
-
- t.
-
- CE
-
- le
-
- L2
-
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
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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.
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