Anagrams of lieutenancies
Word lieutenancies has
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- Eleusinian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Eleusis.
- enunciates
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verb (used with object),
to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner:
- leniencies
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noun,
the quality or state of being lenient.
- anticlines
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- tenancies
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noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- enunciate
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verb (used with object),
to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner:
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- enceintes
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noun,
a wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place.
- sentience
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noun,
sentient condition or character; capacity for sensation or feeling.
- insectile
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adjective,
pertaining to or like an insect.
- insinuate
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verb (used with object),
to suggest or hint slyly:
- enucleate
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adjective,
having no nucleus.
- annuities
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noun,
a specified income payable at stated intervals for a fixed or a contingent period, often for the recipient's life, in consideration of a stipulated premium paid either in prior installment payments or in a single payment.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- nucleates
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adjective,
having a nucleus.
- anticline
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- latencies
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- alienees
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- Linnaeus
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noun,
Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- Celanese
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- leucines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- sentence
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noun,
Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- nuisance
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noun,
an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.:
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- leucites
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noun,
a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- licensee
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noun,
a person, company, etc., to whom a license is granted or issued.
- cutlines
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- Leninist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- annulets
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noun,
Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.
- selenate
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noun,
a salt or ester of selenic acid.
- selenite
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noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
- Seleucia
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noun,
an ancient city in Iraq, on the Tigris River: capital of the Seleucid empire.
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- insulant
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noun,
an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- tunicles
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- lenities
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noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- anilines
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- canteens
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- eucaines
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- inclines
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noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- uncinate
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adjective,
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
- Sentinel
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noun,
a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- Estienne
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noun,
Also, Étienne. a family of French printers, book dealers, and scholars, including especially Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA) died 1520; his son, Robert [raw-ber] /rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA) 1503?–59; Henri, (son of Robert), 1531?–98.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- nineties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- enceinte
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noun,
a wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- esculent
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noun,
something edible, especially a vegetable.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- acuities
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noun,
sharpness; acuteness; keenness:
- enlistee
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noun,
a person who enlists for military service.
Compare draftee.
- Lucianne
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noun,
a female given name.
- Einstein
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noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1879–1955, German physicist, U.S. citizen from 1940: formulator of the theory of relativity; Nobel Prize 1921.
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- nuclease
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noun,
any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
- nucleate
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adjective,
having a nucleus.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- tensile
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adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- canteen
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- cuisine
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noun,
a style or quality of cooking; cookery:
- inutile
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adjective,
of no use or service.
- Sunnite
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noun,
Sunni (def 1).
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- cuneate
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adjective,
having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- inulins
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noun,
a polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from the roots of certain plants, especially elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread, in processed foods to increase their fiber content, and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- steelie
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noun,
a playing marble made of steel.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- intines
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- intense
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adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- insulin
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that regulates the metabolism of glucose and other nutrients.
- eluates
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noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- eucaine
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- euclase
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noun,
a rare green or blue mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, BeAlSiO 4 (OH), occurring in prismatic crystals.
- Eustace
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noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- eustele
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noun,
an arrangement of the xylem and phloem in discrete strands, separated by areas of parenchymatous tissue.
- Etienne
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noun,
Estienne (def 1).
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- Ictinus
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noun,
flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- Celeste
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “heavenly.”.
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- in-line
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adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- tenaces
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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.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- incline
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noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- Tenniel
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noun,
Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- neatens
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- intens.
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- 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.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- alienee
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- leucite
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noun,
a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks.
- leucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- Alceste
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noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- lenient
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adjective,
agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
- tunnies
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noun,
tuna1 .
- tunnels
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noun,
an underground passage.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- linnets
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Nielsen
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noun,
Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
- nascent
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adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- luteins
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- unclean
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adjective,
not clean; dirty.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- unsteel
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verb (used with object),
to bring out of a steeled condition; soften.
- unnails
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verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- nuances
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noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- unities
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noun,
the state of being one; oneness.
- lisente
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noun,
plural of sente.
- aniline
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- nuncles
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noun,
uncle.
- lectins
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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.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- Laennec
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noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- 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.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- tunicle
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- annulet
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noun,
Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- Tunisia
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noun,
a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
- inline
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noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- eluate
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noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- elutes
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verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- neaten
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- senile
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noun,
a senile person.
- lutein
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- lunate
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noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- Ennius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
- ennuis
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noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- sluice
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Lucite
-
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Elsene
-
noun,
Dutch name of Ixelles.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- Nantes
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Eileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- nestle
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verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Steele
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noun,
Sir Richard, 1672–1729, English essayist, journalist, dramatist, and political leader; born in Ireland.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- niacin
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- elect.
-
- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- selen-
-
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Nicene
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adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Selene
-
noun,
the Greek goddess of the moon.
Compare Thyone.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- escent
-
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Lenten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Iletin
-
- Luanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Innuit
-
noun,
Inuit.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- inulin
-
noun,
a polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from the roots of certain plants, especially elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread, in processed foods to increase their fiber content, and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- 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.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- nuncle
-
noun,
uncle.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Lieut.
-
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Tuinal
-
- 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.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- unnail
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- centi-
-
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- cleans
-
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- annuls
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- suntan
-
noun,
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- 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.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- unseen
-
adjective,
not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- tunnel
-
noun,
an underground passage.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Aeetes
-
noun,
a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- actin-
-
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- ante-
-
- 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.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- anti-
-
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Ital.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- Aust.
-
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- istic
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- sect.
-
- scat-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- lact-
-
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- nuci-
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- neut.
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 30-30
-
- naut.
-
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- acet-
-
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- USLTA
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- acnes
-
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.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- sanit
-
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- lect.
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- ulent
-
- leuc-
-
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- licet
-
- 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.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- alti-
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- cine-
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Ecua.
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- tele-
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- IATSE
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- encl.
-
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- 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.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- talcs
-
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.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clase
-
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- cent.
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- incl.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- caus.
-
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Tenn.
-
- init.
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- inst.
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- incas
-
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.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- seti-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- NTIA
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- USCA
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- USTC
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- USIA
-
- Ste.
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- USNA
-
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- 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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- 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.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sci.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- scil
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- ten.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sec.
-
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Tues
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- uni-
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- 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.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- tel-
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- SLIC
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- 1080
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- itis
-
- 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.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ANTU
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ELAS
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- intl
-
- cen.
-
- ant.
-
- ins.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ance
-
- ANSI
-
- lacs
-
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).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cet-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ect-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- cene
-
- int.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- enl.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- aut-
-
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ens.
-
- Cal.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cat.
-
- Aus.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- ates
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- IEEE
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- atic
-
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- 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.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- cis-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- aet.
-
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- cts.
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- cule
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- ACLU
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lit.
-
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Alis
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- alt.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- 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.
-
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Can.
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- CEA
-
- TCA
-
- CSA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CIA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TCS
-
- CIE
-
- CNS
-
- cle
-
- 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.
- CNN
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- CLI
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- CLU
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ASI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AEC
-
- ult
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- Une
-
- 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.
- AIC
-
- uns
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- USC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USN
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AUC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- an.
-
- al.
-
- uti
-
- ac-
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALU
-
- TIA
-
- tue
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- ca.
-
- 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.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TLC
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- Tu.
-
- at.
-
- UIT
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- ASN
-
- CTA
-
- ase
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- ANC
-
- CST
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- cte
-
- La.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- LCA
-
- sc.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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).
- Lt.
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- IUS
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ise
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ISA
-
- Isl
-
- ite
-
- ist
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Les
-
- ILS
-
- NIA
-
- LTA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- 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:
- LSI
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NES
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- LST
-
- LSC
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NUL
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NNE
-
- in.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ene
-
- SNU
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- EEE
-
- EEC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- STI
-
- ECA
-
- STL
-
- ec-
-
- Esc
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- 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
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- TAL
-
- ESA
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ese
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- il-
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- ITU
-
- ics
-
- eu-
-
- ETS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SLE
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- SLA
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- ESU
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- ESL
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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.
- TC
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- NI
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- t.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- UL
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- UI
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TN
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- CU
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- U.
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- ee
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- SU
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- LC
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SL
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- SA
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- S.
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- i.
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- ic
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- CE
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- TL
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- 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.
- L1
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- UC
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- le
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- NL
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- ln
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- L2
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- SN
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.