Anagrams of litterateurs
Word litterateurs has
898 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of litterateurs.
- litterateur
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noun,
a literary person, especially a writer of literary works.
- tutelaries
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noun,
a person who has tutelary powers, as a saint, deity, or guardian.
- triturates
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noun,
a triturated substance.
- literature
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noun,
writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
- elutriate
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verb (used with object),
to purify by washing and straining or decanting.
- tetralite
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noun,
tetryl.
- triturate
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noun,
a triturated substance.
- literatus
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noun,
singular of literati.
- laterites
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- restitute
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verb (used without object),
to make restitution.
- literates
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- serrulate
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adjective,
finely or minutely serrate, as a leaf.
- uralites
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- treasure
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noun,
wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- trailers
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- rattlers
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noun,
a rattlesnake.
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- tertials
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- steatite
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noun,
soapstone.
- altruist
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noun,
a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist).
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- treatise
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noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- titulars
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noun,
a person who bears a title.
- re-treat
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verb (used with or without object),
to treat again.
- treaties
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- titrates
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verb (used with or without object),
to ascertain the quantity of a given constituent by adding a liquid reagent of known strength and measuring the volume necessary to convert the constituent to another form.
- statelet
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noun,
a small state, especially one resulting from the dissolution of a larger state.
- laterite
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- literate
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- tartlets
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noun,
a small pie.
- lusterer
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noun,
a person who puts a lustrous finish or gloss on textiles.
- lustrate
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verb (used with object),
to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- tristate
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adjective,
pertaining to a territory made up of three adjoining states:
- tattlers
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noun,
a person who tattles; telltale.
- starter
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noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- retreat
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noun,
the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- titrate
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verb (used with or without object),
to ascertain the quantity of a given constituent by adding a liquid reagent of known strength and measuring the volume necessary to convert the constituent to another form.
- starlet
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noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- titters
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noun,
a tittering laugh.
- starlit
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adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- austere
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adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- titular
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noun,
a person who bears a title.
- erasure
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noun,
an act or instance of erasing.
- trestle
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noun,
a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- elaters
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- stature
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noun,
the height of a human or animal body.
- ritters
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noun,
a knight.
- 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.
- eluates
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noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- Trieste
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noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- Reuters
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noun,
a publicly owned international news and information company established in London, 1851.
- trailer
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- startle
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noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- statute
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noun,
Law.
an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document.
the document in which such an enactment is expressed.
- Statler
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noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- testate
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adjective,
having made and left a valid will.
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- tatters
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noun,
a torn piece hanging loose from the main part, as of a garment or flag.
- strati-
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- larries
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noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- stretta
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noun,
a concluding passage played at a faster tempo.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- tattles
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noun,
the act of tattling.
- Laurier
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noun,
Sir Wilfrid [wil-frid;; French weel-freed] /ˈwɪl frɪd;; French wilˈfrid/ (Show IPA), 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.
- tattler
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noun,
a person who tattles; telltale.
- stutter
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noun,
distorted speech characterized principally by blocks or spasms interrupting the rhythm.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- leisure
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noun,
freedom from the demands of work or duty:
- letters
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noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- tartlet
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noun,
a small pie.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- surreal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
- litters
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- Laertes
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noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- ratters
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- relates
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- estreat
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noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- Etruria
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noun,
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
- restate
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verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- Ettarre
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noun,
the vain and heartless lady beloved by Sir Pelleas.
- tetters
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noun,
(not in technical use) any of various eruptive skin diseases, as herpes, eczema, and impetigo.
- reliers
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- attrite
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adjective,
Also, attrited. worn by rubbing or attrition.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- rattler
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noun,
a rattlesnake.
- sterlet
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noun,
a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- terrets
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noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- rattles
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- Telstar
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- trustee
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noun,
a person, usually one of a body of persons, appointed to administer the affairs of a company, institution, etc.
- tittles
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noun,
a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic, punctuation, etc.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- tutties
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noun,
an impure oxide of zinc obtained from the flues of smelting furnaces, or a similar substance occurring as a native mineral, used chiefly as a polishing powder.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- situate
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- arteri-
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- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- turtlet
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noun,
a young or small turtle.
- turista
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noun,
tourista.
- ureters
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noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- rustler
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noun,
a cattle thief.
- Seattle
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noun,
(Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
- ailette
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noun,
either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.
- settler
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noun,
a person or thing that settles.
- rutiles
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- serrate
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- sutler
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noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Teresa
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noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- terat-
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- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Strait
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- suttle
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adjective,
a frequent misspelling of subtle.
- Sitter
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noun,
a person who sits.
- Tereus
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noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- saurel
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noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- Alette
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- rattle
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- Aletes
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noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- ratter
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- raters
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- terras
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noun,
earth; land.
- 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.
- Attius
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noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- tetra-
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- tester
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noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- Ulster
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noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- ultra-
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- Street
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noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- Sartre
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noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- setter
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noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- ultras
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noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- Terris
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- terret
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noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- Lieut.
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- suttee
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noun,
sati.
- tatter
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noun,
a torn piece hanging loose from the main part, as of a garment or flag.
- Sutter
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noun,
John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- Tatius
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noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- lutist
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noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- taters
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noun,
potato.
- lustre
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- urials
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- tattie
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noun,
tatty2 .
- taster
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- luster
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- letter
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noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- Lettie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- setula
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noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Stuart
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noun,
a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- Rasure
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noun,
an erasure.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- teaser
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- litter
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- teasel
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- raster
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- tetter
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noun,
(not in technical use) any of various eruptive skin diseases, as herpes, eczema, and impetigo.
- sirree
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noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- tattle
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noun,
the act of tattling.
- urease
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noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- latest
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noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- Settle
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noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- latter
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- ureter
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noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- Littre
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noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- tetras
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noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- utters
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adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- retuse
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adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- Rutter
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noun,
portolano.
- eluate
-
noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- Reuter
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noun,
Paul Julius, Baron de, 1816–99, English founder of an international news agency, born in Germany.
- artist
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noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- elutes
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verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- triers
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noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Tulare
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noun,
a city in central California.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- liters
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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.
- tittle
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noun,
a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic, punctuation, etc.
- rustle
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- titter
-
noun,
a tittering laugh.
- elites
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Turtle
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noun,
any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
- arrest
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- treasr
-
- stater
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- statue
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noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- ritual
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- astute
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adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- turret
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noun,
a small tower, usually one forming part of a larger structure.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Ritter
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noun,
a knight.
- Tulear
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noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- titres
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noun,
titer.
- tutees
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noun,
a person who is being tutored; the pupil of a tutor.
- triste
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adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- salute
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noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- rulers
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- estate
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noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- tuttis
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noun,
a tutti passage or movement.
- Ateste
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noun,
ancient name of Este.
- austr-
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- attest
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noun,
Archaic. witness; testimony; attestation.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- ruler
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stat.
-
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rural
-
noun,
a person who lives in a rural area.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Srta.
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- rears
-
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- 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.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- restr
-
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- ster.
-
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Sturt
-
noun,
violent quarreling.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- strut
-
noun,
the act of strutting.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 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.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- 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.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- treas
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- 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.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- 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.
- Trust
-
noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- 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.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- astr.
-
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tiers
-
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.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- 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.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- USLTA
-
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- 30-30
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- tutee
-
noun,
a person who is being tutored; the pupil of a tutor.
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- tutti
-
noun,
a tutti passage or movement.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- alti-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Teut.
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- tele-
-
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- seti-
-
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Tartu
-
noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- tears
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ital.
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- terr.
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- IATSE
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- USAR
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- 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.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- USIA
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- uria
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- uret
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- 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.
- trit
-
- 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.
- Tues
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Ste.
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tel-
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- str.
-
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- 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.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- sur-
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- ter.
-
- Tit.
-
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- taur
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Sra.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- 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.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- 1080
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Ire.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- ette
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lat.
-
- est.
-
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- 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.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- 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.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- alt.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arr.
-
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- att.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ates
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ears
-
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.
- 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.
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- 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.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rel.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Sat.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- rets
-
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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Rus.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- saur
-
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- St.
-
- tra
-
- LTA
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- SAE
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tr.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Sr.
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- eir
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Sta
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- EIS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- tlr
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ltr
-
- ea.
-
- ure
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ase
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- ARU
-
- ARS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- UAR
-
- ASR
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- UIT
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- 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.
- ult
-
- ALU
-
- ur-
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ASI
-
- ast
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TSE
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SLR
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SLE
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ESA
-
- TSI
-
- ASU
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TTS
-
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- SAR
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- SLA
-
- ERT
-
- eu-
-
- RTS
-
- USR
-
- Les
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- 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.
- REA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- 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.
- STL
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- STI
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- 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.
- uti
-
- al.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- TAL
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Re.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ese
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lt.
-
- Rs.
-
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- ITU
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- TIA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- RSA
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- RSE
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ESU
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- La.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- IUS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- 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.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Ir.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- 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.
- UT
-
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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RU
-
- UL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LR
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- SU
-
- le
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- L2
-
- L1
-
- L.
-
- UI
-
- i.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TL
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.