Anagrams of libelants
Word libelants has
640 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of libelants.
- instable
-
adjective,
not stable; unstable.
- Bastille
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a fortress in Paris, used as a prison, built in the 14th century and destroyed July 14, 1789.
- libelant
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noun,
a person who libels, or institutes suit.
- Antilles
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plural noun,
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- stabile
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- albites
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- netball
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noun,
Tennis. a ball, on a return shot, that hits the top of the net and drops on the other side of the court, thus remaining in play.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Antibes
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noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- bestial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- tailles
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- basinet
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- tallies
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noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- Liestal
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- billets
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noun,
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- Astilbe
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noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- lintels
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- 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.
- install
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- absent
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adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- tables
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noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- ballet
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noun,
a classical dance form demanding grace and precision and employing formalized steps and gestures set in intricate, flowing patterns to create expression through movement.
- blites
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noun,
sea blite.
- liable
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adjective,
legally responsible:
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- taille
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- lentil
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noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- tellin
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noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- Besant
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noun,
bezant.
- abient
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adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- sallet
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noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- elints
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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.
- Stella
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noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- bleats
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- lintel
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- Benita
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noun,
a female given name.
- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- Tallis
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noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- billet
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noun,
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- Belial
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noun,
Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
- listel
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noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- libels
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noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- basnet
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noun,
basinet.
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- stable
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noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
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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.
- alible
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adjective,
nutritive; nourishing.
- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- albite
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- albeit
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conjunction,
although; even if:
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- labile
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adjective,
apt or likely to change.
- labels
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noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- abseil
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Allies
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noun,
plural of ally.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- latins
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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.
- Nesbit
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noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Ibsen
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noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Ellas
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- bints
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- bites
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noun,
an act of biting.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Blain
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- bines
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noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- elint
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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.
- steal
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Blase
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adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- Binet
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noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- Ellis
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noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- blate
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noun,
bleat (def 4).
- lilts
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noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- betas
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noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- stela
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noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Biles
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noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- binal
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adjective,
double; twofold.
- in-lb
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- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- Snell
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noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- Bills
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noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- Lilas
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noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- label
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noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- IATSE
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- stain
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- blats
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noun,
bleat (def 4).
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- table
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noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- tabis
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noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- tabes
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noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- Leila
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noun,
a female given name.
- Still
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noun,
stillness or silence:
- taels
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noun,
liang.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- inst.
-
- estab
-
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- stilb
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noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- blite
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noun,
sea blite.
- stale
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- bleat
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blent
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noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- blest
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- slate
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- libel
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noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- Enlil
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noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Ital.
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- stall
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noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- tains
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Latin
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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.
- stane
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stile
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noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- bents
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noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ante-
-
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Asben
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noun,
Aïr.
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- lints
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- satin
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- natl.
-
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- nates
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noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nails
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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.
- teals
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noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- bails
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noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Nabis
-
- nabes
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noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- anis-
-
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- bales
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noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- tills
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noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- 30-30
-
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- abets
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verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Sable
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noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- ables
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Sabin
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- aisle
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Tesla
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- tiles
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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.
- nills
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verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- alien
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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
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- sanit
-
- alist
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adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- alti-
-
- baits
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noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- tells
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noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- Bella
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noun,
a female given name, form of Isabella.
- Balt.
-
- Basle
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noun,
Basel.
- basin
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noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basil
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basie
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noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Basel
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Sella
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noun,
Zillah.
- baste
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noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- belts
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noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Lisle
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noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Bates
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noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Benis
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noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- beats
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noun,
a stroke or blow.
- sebi-
-
- beans
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noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- balls
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- seti-
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Beals
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noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- LIST
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noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lat.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lani
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- sane
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noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Nils
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Nile
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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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- SITA
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noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Line
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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.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lin.
-
- Sab.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- NTSB
-
- NTIA
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lab.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Lib.
-
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SBLI
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sat.
-
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- lit.
-
- SATB
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LitB
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lea.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 1080
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- bal.
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Bell
-
noun,
a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- ates
-
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- aet.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- abs-
-
- Alb.
-
- ABLS
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- alt.
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- all-
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- bet.
-
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- Ste.
-
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- tab.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- inae
-
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- ible
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- ile-
-
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- BLit
-
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- BSAE
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- BSIE
-
- BSIT
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- bin-
-
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- BSNA
-
- btl.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- St.
-
- TSE
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TNB
-
- SLE
-
- SLA
-
- 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.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- TAL
-
- Sta
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- STL
-
- se-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- TBA
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- STB
-
- 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.
- TIA
-
- Tbi
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- STI
-
- TSI
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Bt.
-
- BIE
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- BLA
-
- ble
-
- BLL
-
- BLS
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- BSE
-
- BSN
-
- BST
-
- BTE
-
- bi-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ETS
-
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- en-
-
- SAE
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- EIS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EBS
-
- EbN
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- ial
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ae.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- abt
-
- abn
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ab-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- be-
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bl.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- asb
-
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- Ia.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- LTL
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- 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.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- IAS
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ll.
-
- LLB
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- NES
-
- NSA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- 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:
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- NBA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ist
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Isl
-
- ine
-
- ITA
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ite
-
- TL
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- NL
-
- TN
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- S.
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- NI
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- SN
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- ln
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- L1
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- le
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EI
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- Eb
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- t.
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NB
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- L2
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- T1
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- TB
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- L.
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