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- earthlight
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noun,
earthshine.
- ingratiate
-
verb (used with object),
to establish (oneself or someone else) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with):
- granitite
-
noun,
a granite rich in biotite.
- gratinate
-
verb (used with object),
to gratiné.
- genitalia
-
plural noun,
the organs of reproduction, especially the external organs.
- trilinear
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adjective,
of, relating to, or bounded by three lines.
- earthling
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noun,
an inhabitant of earth; mortal.
- retailing
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noun,
the business of selling goods directly to consumers (distinguished from wholesaling).
- tailgater
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noun,
a person who drives hazardously close to the rear of another moving vehicle.
- literati
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plural noun,
persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
- ringtail
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noun,
any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.
- galatine
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noun,
galantine.
- atheling
-
noun,
a man of royal blood; a prince.
- geranial
-
noun,
See under citral.
- Rhaetian
-
noun,
Raetic.
- arterial
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noun,
a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access:
- airtight
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adjective,
preventing the entrance or escape of air or gas.
- Algerian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Algeria.
- airliner
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noun,
a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.
- highline
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noun,
kicker (def 9).
- aglitter
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adjective,
glittering; sparkling.
- argental
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling silver.
- larrigan
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noun,
a knee-high boot of oiled leather with a moccasin foot, worn by lumbermen and trappers.
- hairline
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noun,
a very slender line.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- litigate
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verb (used with object),
to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
- algerita
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noun,
agarita.
- Latinate
-
adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- attagirl
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interjection,
(used as an enthusiastic expression of encouragement or approval to a girl, woman, or female animal.)
- airlight
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noun,
light scattered or diffused in the air by dust, haze, etc., especially as it limits the visibility of distant, dark objects by causing them to blend with the background sky.
- alginate
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noun,
a salt of alginic acid.
- litharge
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noun,
a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- litigant
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noun,
a person engaged in a lawsuit.
- integral
-
noun,
an integral whole.
- agential
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adjective,
pertaining to an agent or agency.
- gnathite
-
noun,
any of the mouth appendages of an insect or other arthropod.
- Nathalie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trithing
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noun,
riding2 .
- narghile
-
noun,
a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.
- Triratna
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noun,
the three components of Buddhism, which are the Buddha, or teacher, the dharma, or teaching, and the Sangha, or priesthood.
- rattling
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- hireling
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noun,
a person who works only for pay, especially in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work.
- retirant
-
noun,
retiree.
- retiring
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- tailgate
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noun,
the board or gate at the back of a wagon, truck, station wagon, etc., which can be removed or let down for convenience in loading or unloading.
- hightail
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Idioms,
hightail it, hurry; rush; scamper:
- Triangle
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noun,
a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- Rattigan
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noun,
Terence, 1911–77, English playwright.
- Hartline
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noun,
Haldan Keffer [hawl-duh n kef-er] /ˈhɔl dən ˈkɛf ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–83, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.
- irritate
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verb (used with object),
to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- irritant
-
noun,
anything that irritates.
- irrigate
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verb (used with object),
to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- rat-tail
-
noun,
grenadier (def 4).
- Rinehart
-
noun,
Mary Roberts, 1876–1958, U.S. novelist and playwright.
- Tahitian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Tahiti.
- ingather
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verb (used with object),
to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- girtline
-
noun,
gantline.
- alterant
-
noun,
something that produces alteration.
- Laetitia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Geraint
-
noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- regatta
-
noun,
a boat race, as of rowboats, yachts, or other vessels.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- lathing
-
noun,
the act or process of applying lath.
- Rainier
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- railage
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noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- railing
-
noun,
a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
- gittern
-
noun,
cittern.
- tanager
-
noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- gitalin
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noun,
a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.
- Antheil
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noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- Tangier
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- Raleigh
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noun,
Sir Walter. Also, Ralegh, 1552?–1618, English explorer and writer, a favorite of Elizabeth I.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- tighten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become tight or tighter.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- igniter
-
noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- Igraine
-
noun,
the mother of King Arthur.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Latitia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gharial
-
noun,
gavial.
- arietta
-
noun,
a short aria.
- arraign
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verb (used with object),
to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- ethanal
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noun,
acetaldehyde.
- earring
-
noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- realgar
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noun,
arsenic disulfide, As 2 S 2 , found in nature as an orange-red mineral and also produced artificially: used in pyrotechnics.
- gahnite
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noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- 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.
- thanage
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noun,
the tenure by which lands were held by a thane.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- inthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- enthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- rattler
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noun,
a rattlesnake.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- intitle
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- Earhart
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noun,
Amelia (Mary) 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.
- arrange
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verb (used with object),
to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly:
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- tartare
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adjective,
(especially of fish) finely chopped and served raw (used postpositively):
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- arteri-
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- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- thither
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adverb,
Also, thitherward [thith -er-werd, th ith -] /ˈθɪð ər wərd, ˈðɪð-/ (Show IPA), thitherwards. to or toward that place or point; there.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- Athenai
-
noun,
Greek name of Athens.
- gantlet
-
noun,
Railroads. a track construction used in narrow places, in which two parallel tracks converge so that their inner rails cross, run parallel, and diverge again, thus allowing a train to remain on its own track at all times.
- regalia
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plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- inhaler
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noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- inherit
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verb (used with object),
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir:
- Garrett
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noun,
a male given name, form of Gerald.
- therian
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noun,
a therian animal.
- Garnett
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noun,
a machine used in garnetting.
- rah-rah
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adjective,
marked by or expressive of ardently enthusiastic spirit:
- glitter
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noun,
a sparkling reflected light or luster.
- ringlet
-
noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- Algeria
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Capital: Algiers.
- lighten
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verb (used with object),
to give light to; illuminate:
- lighter
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noun,
a person or thing that lights or ignites.
- Tlingit
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noun,
a member of any of a number of American Indian peoples of the coastal regions of southern Alaska and northern British Colmbia.
- trehala
-
noun,
an edible, sugary substance secreted by certain Asiatic beetles of the genus Larinus, forming their pupal covering.
- Aligarh
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noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- Herring
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noun,
an important food fish, Clupea harengus harengus, found in enormous shoals in the North Atlantic.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- rrhagia
-
- Grattan
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noun,
Henry, 1746–1820, Irish statesman and orator.
- agitate
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verb (used with object),
to move or force into violent, irregular action:
- agalite
-
noun,
a fibrous variety of talc.
- lignite
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noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- trental
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noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- nightie
-
noun,
a nightgown.
- tithing
-
noun,
a tithe.
- tailing
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noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- Alethia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of truth.
- Linaria
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- hetaira
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noun,
hetaera.
- Rhaetia
-
noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- halting
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noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- H-hinge
-
noun,
a strap hinge having the form of an H with the joint in the crossbar.
- Niigata
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Honshu, in central Japan.
- Titania
-
noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- Nigeria
-
noun,
a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
- airline
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- Gratian
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noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- Gratiae
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plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- alright
-
adverb,
all right.
- granita
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noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- narrate
-
verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- tringle
-
noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- Haitian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Haiti.
- hearing
-
noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- healing
-
noun,
the act or process of regaining health:
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- Althing
-
noun,
the parliament of Iceland, consisting of an upper and a lower house.
- righter
-
noun,
a person who rights or redresses:
- tranter
-
noun,
a peddler, hawker, or carrier using a horse and cart.
- granite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- trailer
-
noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- Harnett
-
noun,
William Michael, 1848–92, U.S. painter.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- Harriet
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- Rhetian
-
noun,
Raetic.
- Hialeah
-
noun,
a city in SE Florida, near Miami: racetrack.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- Trianta
-
noun,
Trianda.
- intra-
-
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- Hering
-
noun,
Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- inter.
-
- Galena
-
noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- Harlan
-
noun,
John Marshall, 1833–1911, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1877–1911.
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- Hegira
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- health
-
noun,
the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor:
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- hatter
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- height
-
noun,
extent or distance upward:
- hartal
-
noun,
(in India) a closing of shops and stopping of work, especially as a form of passive resistance.
- Harare
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Zimbabwe, in the NE part.
- Galati
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- terat-
-
- rhinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nose; nasal.
- irreg.
-
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- hangar
-
noun,
a shed or shelter.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- hanger
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Iletin
-
- Tantra
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- grater
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- Granth
-
noun,
the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- girlie
-
noun,
Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
- Girtin
-
noun,
Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
- grani-
-
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- Garret
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Garter
-
noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- gather
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- Herrin
-
noun,
a town in S Illinois.
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- Ritter
-
noun,
a knight.
- hither
-
Idioms,
hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there:
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- target
-
noun,
an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- genit.
-
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- tahini
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- Tahiti
-
noun,
the principal island of the Society Islands, in the S Pacific. 402 sq. mi. (1041 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- Highet
-
noun,
Gilbert, 1906–78, U.S. writer and classical scholar.
- Tartar
-
noun,
Dentistry. calculus (def 3).
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- hearth
-
noun,
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- ailing
-
adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- argali
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Lithia
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- aright
-
adverb,
rightly; correctly; properly:
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- lather
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- threat
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- ligni-
-
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- arthr-
-
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- alight
-
adverb, adjective,
provided with light; lighted up.
- 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.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Ligeti
-
noun,
György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Althea
-
noun,
the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Angela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- nilgai
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- Raglan
-
noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- length
-
noun,
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- Anhalt
-
noun,
a former state in central Germany, now part of Saxony-Anhalt.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- airing
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- Lehigh
-
noun,
a river in E Pennsylvania, flowing SW and SE into the Delaware River. 103 miles (165 km) long.
- Anlage
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- tiling
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lagena
-
noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- eighth
-
noun,
an eighth part, especially of one (⅛).
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- Laager
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- ratter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- Thalia
-
noun,
the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- tetra-
-
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- Athena
-
noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- hier-
-
- ling.
-
- rhin-
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Lith.
-
- Neth.
-
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- natl.
-
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- hight
-
noun,
height.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Helga
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “holy.”.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- rhet.
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- heli-
-
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- night
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- heigh
-
interjection,
(an exclamation used to call attention, give encouragement, etc.)
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- nitr-
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- lang.
-
- init.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Latah
-
noun,
a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.
- laigh
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- intr.
-
- lahar
-
noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Iran.
-
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- Heath
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- Ital.
-
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- lign-
-
- Light
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- lgth.
-
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- Leigh
-
noun,
Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
- reni-
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- relig
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Regt.
-
- 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.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- theat
-
- thegn
-
noun,
thane.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- thigh
-
noun,
the part of the lower limb in humans between the hip and the knee.
- algia
-
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- thing
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terr.
-
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- engr.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- 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.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- tilth
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- anti-
-
- anth-
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- ante-
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Alta.
-
- alti-
-
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Angl.
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- 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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- arrgt
-
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- Arnel
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- arith
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- tight
-
Idioms,
sit tight, to take no action.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- tera-
-
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- grith
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- girth
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- aeri-
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- right
-
noun,
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral:
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- Hatta
-
noun,
Mohammed, 1902–1980, Indonesian political leader: vice president of the Republic of Indonesia 1945–49, 1950–56; prime minister 1948, 1949–50.
- 30-30
-
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- rrhea
-
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- trig.
-
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- ha-ha
-
noun,
sunk fence.
- hagia
-
plural noun,
the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- Hagar
-
noun,
the mother of Ishmael. Gen. 16.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Gatha
-
noun,
one of several groups of hymns (the Gathas) forming the oldest part of the Avesta.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- galah
-
noun,
an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having rose-colored underparts.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Genl.
-
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- Ghent
-
noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Ghana
-
noun,
a republic in West Africa comprising the former colonies of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the protectorate of the Northern Territories, and the U.N. trusteeship of British Togoland: member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1957. 91,843 sq. mi. (237,873 sq. km). Capital: Accra.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tRNA
-
- Tit.
-
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- trit
-
- tri-
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Neh.
-
- NIRA
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tanh
-
- rel.
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- regr
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- RIIA
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rit.
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- thi-
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tel-
-
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ten.
-
- Reg.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- ter.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- High
-
noun,
Automotive. high gear:
- hgt.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Heth
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Eng.
-
- enl.
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- hath
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- INRI
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- arr.
-
- art.
-
- inae
-
- att.
-
- ile-
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ign.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- IATA
-
- iana
-
- attn
-
- IAEA
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- hal-
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- GATT
-
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gen.
-
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- Hahn
-
noun,
Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Hag.
-
- Eth.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Haag
-
noun,
Den [den] /dɛn/ (Show IPA) a Dutch name of The Hague.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gal.
-
- 1080
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Ire.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- 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.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- aet.
-
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lin.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- lit.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- agr.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agit
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agha
-
noun,
aga.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aer-
-
- leg.
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- Nah.
-
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- ant.
-
- Lani
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Arg.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- alt.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- lea.
-
- Alg.
-
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- Agt
-
- ae.
-
- ag-
-
- Aar
-
- AIA
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- TRH
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- al.
-
- Agh
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- an.
-
- AEA
-
- 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.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- gi.
-
- Eg.
-
- eir
-
- Ehr
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ATA
-
- ANG
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TIA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- en-
-
- tra
-
- Tng
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- ETR
-
- ERT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- tr.
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TNT
-
- tlr
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHL
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TGN
-
- th-
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- hr.
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- La.
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lt.
-
- ite
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- REA
-
- ITA
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ing
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ia.
-
- NIA
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
-
- 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:
- ltr
-
- NHA
-
- NHG
-
- NHI
-
- NHL
-
- LTh
-
- Re.
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- LTA
-
- LNG
-
- NIH
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- lg.
-
- ial
-
- INH
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- rt.
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- HRH
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- gl.
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- RNA
-
- RNR
-
- hah
-
interjection,
ha.
- rte
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAL
-
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- gt.
-
- GTT
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- HIH
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- HRE
-
- GHA
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- ht.
-
- GH
-
- h.
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HH
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- ln
-
- N.
-
- LR
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NI
-
- NH
-
- NG
-
- GN
-
- RH
-
- NL
-
- L1
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- i.
-
- IG
-
- HL
-
- rg
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- HG
-
- L.
-
- LH
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L2
-
- TN
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- le
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- t.
-
- TG
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- T1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- G.
-
- TL
-
- TT
-