Anagrams of loganiaceous
Word loganiaceous has
1328 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of loganiaceous.
- oleaginous
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adjective,
having the nature or qualities of oil.
- guaiacols
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noun,
a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
- ascogonia
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noun,
the female sexual organ in certain ascomycetous fungi.
- analgesic
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noun,
a remedy that relieves or allays pain.
- analogies
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noun,
a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based:
- analogous
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adjective,
having analogy; corresponding in some particular:
- angelicas
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noun,
Also called archangel. any plant belonging to the genus Angelica, of the parsley family, especially A. archangelica, cultivated in Europe for its aromatic odor and medicinal root and for its stalks, which are candied and eaten.
- guanacos
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noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
- colognes
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noun,
a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.
- Caulonia
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noun,
a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- glucosin
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noun,
any of a class of compounds, some of which are highly toxic, derived from reactions of glucose with ammonia.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- anglaise
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noun,
an old English country-dance.
- isogonal
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noun,
isogonal line.
- Angelico
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noun,
Fra [frah;; Italian frah] /frɑ;; Italian frɑ/ (Show IPA), (Giovanni da Fiesole) 1387–1455, Italian painter.
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- Angelica
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noun,
Also called archangel. any plant belonging to the genus Angelica, of the parsley family, especially A. archangelica, cultivated in Europe for its aromatic odor and medicinal root and for its stalks, which are candied and eaten.
- isologue
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noun,
one of two or more isologous compounds.
- Colonies
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noun,
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
- coinages
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noun,
the act, process, or right of making coins.
- ligneous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- lacunose
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adjective,
full of or having lacunae.
- coal-gas
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noun,
a gas used for illuminating and heating, produced by distilling bituminous coal and consisting chiefly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- oceanog.
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- guaiacol
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noun,
a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- glucosan
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noun,
any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- congeals
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verb (used with or without object),
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing:
- Ilocanos
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noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- eulogias
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noun,
Also called antidoron, holy bread. Eastern Church. blessed bread given to the congregation during vespers or at the end of the liturgy.
- acoelous
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adjective,
without a true alimentary canal.
- eclosion
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noun,
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- gasoline
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noun,
a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- Consuela
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “consolation.”.
- eloigns
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- lacunas
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noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- eugonic
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adjective,
thriving on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to dysgonic).
- guineas
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- galenas
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noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- Lucania
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noun,
an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- asocial
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adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- scalage
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noun,
an assessed percentage deduction, as in weight or price, granted in dealings with goods that are likely to shrink, leak, or otherwise vary in the amount or weight originally stated.
- counsel
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- lagunes
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noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- guanaco
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noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
- lagunas
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noun,
a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- algesia
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noun,
sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
- incages
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- lingoes
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noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- sociol.
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- guaiacs
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noun,
Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish-brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, especially from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- soilage
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noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- Oceanus
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noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- Ilocano
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noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- anlaces
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noun,
anelace.
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- anlages
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noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- Logania
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noun,
any of several plants or shrubs of the genus Logania, native chiefly to Australia, having small white or pink flowers.
- Seconal
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- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- Anglice
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adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- ologies
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noun,
any science or branch of knowledge.
- canulas
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noun,
cannula.
- longies
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noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- scolion
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noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- analogs
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noun,
analogue.
- Angelus
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noun,
a devotion in memory of the Annunciation.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- igneous
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adjective,
Geology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
- logions
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noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- Angelic
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adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- lounges
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noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- scaling
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noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- iguanas
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noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- cienaga
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noun,
a swamp or marsh, especially one formed and fed by springs.
- Ancaeus
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
- lacings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- Laconia
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noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Alcaeus
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noun,
flourished c600 b.c, Greek poet of Mytilene.
- glances
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- closing
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noun,
the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- Osceola
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noun,
1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- glucose
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noun,
a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
- colugos
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noun,
flying lemur.
- coignes
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- unclose
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- agnosia
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noun,
partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
- Lugones
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noun,
Leopoldo [le-aw-pawl-daw] /ˌlɛ ɔˈpɔl dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, Argentine poet and diplomat.
- agnails
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noun,
hangnail.
- coinage
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noun,
the act, process, or right of making coins.
- aglucon
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noun,
an aglycon, especially one combined with glucose to form a glycoside.
- unclogs
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verb (used with object),
to free of an obstruction or impediment:
- Gleason
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noun,
Jackie (Herbert John Gleason"The Great One") 1916–87, U.S. comedian and actor.
- nucleo-
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- ageusia
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noun,
loss or impairment of the sense of taste.
- Agenais
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noun,
an ancient region of SW France.
- Nogales
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noun,
a town in S Arizona.
- Agelaus
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noun,
the herdsman of Priam who raised Paris.
- colonus
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noun,
a serf in the latter period of the Roman Empire or in the early feudal period.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- uncages
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verb (used with object),
to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- Legnica
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noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- Cologne
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noun,
a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- Aeolian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- agonies
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noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- eulogia
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noun,
Also called antidoron, holy bread. Eastern Church. blessed bread given to the congregation during vespers or at the end of the liturgy.
- langues
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noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- unloose
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- congeal
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verb (used with or without object),
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing:
- lanugos
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noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- congius
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
- console
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noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- Caguas
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noun,
a city in E central Puerto Rico.
- colous
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- casing
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noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- genius
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noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- Seguin
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noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- congou
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noun,
a black tea from China.
- Caslon
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noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- cologs
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noun,
cologarithm.
- casual
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noun,
a worker employed only irregularly.
- genous
-
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- looies
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noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- causal
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adjective,
of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- congos
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noun,
congou.
- conges
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noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- calgon
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- longi-
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- lunges
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noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- igloos
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noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- consul
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noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- oligo-
-
- congas
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noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- calesa
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- glance
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- canula
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noun,
cannula.
- colugo
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noun,
flying lemur.
- Calais
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noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- icono-
-
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- genoas
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noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- longes
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noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- iguana
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noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- glacis
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noun,
a gentle slope.
- salugi
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noun,
a gamelike prank in which a youth grabs something belonging to another and throws it to a third, preventing the owner from retrieving it as it is tossed back and forth.
- lungis
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noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- guanos
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noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- cogons
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noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- clings
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noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- clino-
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- cosign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- signal
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- coeno-
-
- Gosala
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noun,
died c484 b.c, Indian religious leader: founder of the Ajivaka sect.
- Guiana
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noun,
a vast tropical region in NE South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- coalas
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noun,
koala.
- saloon
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noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- coulis
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noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- clonus
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- guacos
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noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- guaiac
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noun,
Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish-brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, especially from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood.
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- cleans
-
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- glaces
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noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- louies
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noun,
looie.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Coleus
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noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- gluons
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noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- Lounge
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noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- gunsel
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noun,
a criminal armed with a gun.
- guiles
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noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- nagual
-
noun,
a guardian spirit among Mexican and Central American Indians, believed to reside in an animal.
- coigns
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- coigne
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Guinea
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- clangs
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- langue
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noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- lanugo
-
noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Galena
-
noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- agonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or symptomatic of agony, especially paroxysmal distress, as the death throes.
- 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.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- socio-
-
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- oculo-
-
- lagena
-
noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- lagoon
-
noun,
an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes.
Compare laguna.
- Laguna
-
noun,
a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- lagune
-
noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- ligno-
-
- lignes
-
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.
- alogia
-
noun,
aphasia.
- uncool
-
adjective,
not self-assured or relaxed:
- unclog
-
verb (used with object),
to free of an obstruction or impediment:
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- acious
-
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- aceous
-
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- leuco-
-
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- Gaelic
-
noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- lauans
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- uncage
-
verb (used with object),
to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- Leguia
-
noun,
Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- lagans
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- Anlage
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Anglic
-
noun,
the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- Anglo-
-
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- Angola
-
noun,
a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Capital: Luanda.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- aniso-
-
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Angles
-
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.
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- logion
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- lingua
-
noun,
the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- socage
-
noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- lacuna
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- analog
-
noun,
analogue.
- lacing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Angela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Augean
-
adjective,
resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation.
- Augeas
-
noun,
king of the Epeans in Elis and one of the Argonauts.
- angio-
-
- isogon
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gauls
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Genl.
-
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- naso-
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- g-cal
-
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- lungs
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- geol.
-
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- 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.
- galas
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- gains
-
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- lungi
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- leuc-
-
- 30-30
-
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- ling.
-
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- insol
-
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Legis
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lign-
-
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- 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.
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Laoag
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- 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.
-
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- incl.
-
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- Guin.
-
- guile
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- guaco
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- luges
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- gulas
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- gono-
-
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- Luing
-
noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- gluon
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- glues
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- lunge
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- gules
-
noun,
the tincture red.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- logo-
-
- Logos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Philosophy. the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.
- logue
-
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Iglau
-
noun,
Jihlava.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- icons
-
- Longs
-
- Icel.
-
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- caus.
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- 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.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- algia
-
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- clase
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Alas.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- coel-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anal.
-
- anis-
-
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- slung
-
noun,
a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- 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-
-
- 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).
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Sino-
-
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- algo-
-
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- asco-
-
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- sing.
-
- ASEAN
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clung
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- encl.
-
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- oleo-
-
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- olig-
-
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- econ.
-
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- 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.
- uglis
-
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- ecol.
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- ocul-
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- UNCIO
-
- OIcel
-
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Ecua.
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- cogon
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- colog
-
noun,
cologarithm.
- Colo.
-
- Cons.
-
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- Congo
-
noun,
congou.
- nuci-
-
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- noso-
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Cong.
-
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- USCA
-
- USGA
-
- USNA
-
- USIA
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- USCG
-
- uni-
-
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- slug
-
noun,
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- soln
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- Sol.
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Soni
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- ugli
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- NACA
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- lugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- NOAA
-
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ole-
-
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NCAA
-
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sig.
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SLIC
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- log-
-
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- 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.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- sec.
-
- 1080
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Con.
-
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alg.
-
- Alis
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Anas
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- geo-
-
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- 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.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- guls
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- eco-
-
- Ala.
-
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- gon-
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Alco
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ano-
-
- cis-
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Aus.
-
- Eng.
-
- eso-
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- enl.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Ens.
-
- enc.
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- eous
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Aug.
-
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- asc-
-
- ELAS
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Gal.
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- cog.
-
- acea
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- ACLU
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- leg.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- 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.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Col.
-
- iso-
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Can.
-
- ICAO
-
- cule
-
- ages
-
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:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- ile-
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- ign.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- Inc.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- iana
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- IAEA
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ious
-
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- ins.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- SAE
-
- CNS
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- cle
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- sc.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CEO
-
- CLU
-
- CLI
-
- CIA
-
- CGI
-
- Clo
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CEA
-
- CIE
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CNO
-
- se-
-
- CGS
-
- Les
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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:
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- unc
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- AGC
-
- UAE
-
- ae.
-
- USA
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUG
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- AEA
-
- ACS
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- USN
-
- ag-
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- USC
-
- AUC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- AAE
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ung
-
- AAU
-
- Une
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- AIC
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ca.
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASU
-
- AUA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- SLA
-
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CAI
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- AOU
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ALU
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
-
- AOA
-
- ANC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- SLE
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- SAA
-
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- NCO
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- gl.
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- GSA
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- GSC
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- ics
-
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Ia.
-
- GCE
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NGC
-
- NES
-
- GCA
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NEC
-
- So.
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Ges
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- io-
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LOC
-
- La.
-
- LNG
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Isl
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- IUS
-
- ise
-
- ial
-
- in.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- il-
-
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- LON
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOU
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- GCI
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Ola
-
- ec-
-
- OLG
-
- ECA
-
- ECG
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- EIS
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ean
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
-
- OGO
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- en-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EAA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OSO
-
- ose
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- oon
-
- oo-
-
- ea.
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Eg.
-
- eo-
-
- OCS
-
- USO
-
- OAU
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- gi.
-
- Ga.
-
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- ESL
-
- OAS
-
- ESA
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Esc
-
- OAO
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NUL
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- GC
-
- CU
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GU
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- OA
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- N.
-
- LC
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- le
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- S.
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- SG
-
- SL
-
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- SU
-
- IG
-
- NC
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- ol
-
- NG
-
- NI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- UI
-
- UL
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SN
-
- OG
-
- O.
-
- EI
-
- GN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- CE
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- L.
-
- G.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.