Anagrams of Loire-Atlantique
Word Loire-Atlantique has
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- alliteration
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noun,
the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration) as in from stem to stern, or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic alliteration) as in each to all.
Compare consonance (def 4a).
- ratatouille
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noun,
a vegetable stew of Provence, typically consisting of eggplant, zucchini, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic, served hot or cold.
- retaliation
-
noun,
the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.
- equilateral
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noun,
a figure having all its sides equal.
- altiloquent
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adjective,
(of language) high-flown or pretentious.
- Orientalia
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plural noun,
books, manuscripts, and other objects pertaining to the Orient and Oriental art, culture, history, folklore, or the like.
- alteration
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noun,
the act or process of altering; the state of being altered:
- unilateral
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adjective,
relating to, occurring on, or involving one side only:
- equational
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adjective,
of, using, or involving equations.
- equatorial
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noun,
a telescope mounting having two axes of motion, one parallel to the earth's axis and one at right angles to it.
- quaternate
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adjective,
arranged in or consisting of four parts, as the leaves of certain plants.
- tortellini
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plural noun,
small rounds of pasta, filled, as with a meat or cheese stuffing, and then shaped into rings and boiled: often served in broth or with a sauce.
- Tertullian
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noun,
(Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus) a.d. c160–c230, Carthaginian theologian.
- equitation
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noun,
the act or art of riding on horseback.
- illiterate
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noun,
an illiterate person.
- relational
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adjective,
of or relating to relations.
- alliterate
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or arrange with alliteration:
- antiquate
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verb (used with object),
to make obsolete, old-fashioned, or out of date by replacing with something newer or better:
- rationale
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noun,
the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- elutriate
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verb (used with object),
to purify by washing and straining or decanting.
- antlerite
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noun,
an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
- alternate
-
noun,
a person authorized to fill the position, exercise the duties, etc., of another who is temporarily absent; substitute.
- tellurion
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noun,
an apparatus for showing the manner in which the diurnal rotation and annual revolution of the earth and the obliquity of its axis produce the alternation of day and night and the changes of the seasons.
- retaliate
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verb (used with object),
to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like.
- natrolite
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noun,
a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- tellurian
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noun,
an inhabitant of the earth.
- tellurite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of tellurous acid, as sodium tellurite, Na 2 TeO 3 .
- iteration
-
noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- orientate
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- Quantrill
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noun,
William Clarke, 1837–65, Confederate guerrilla leader.
- itinerate
-
verb (used without object),
to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
- ill-treat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
- Aquitaine
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noun,
a lowland region in SW France, formerly an ancient Roman province and medieval duchy.
- nutrilite
-
- equirotal
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adjective,
having wheels all of the same size or diameter, as a vehicle.
- reliquiae
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noun,
remains, as those of fossil organisms.
- tellurate
-
noun,
a salt of a telluric acid, as of H 2 TeO or H 6 TeO 6 .
- aquarelle
-
noun,
a watercolor.
- lineolate
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adjective,
marked with minute lines; finely lineate.
- Alouette
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noun,
French. a lark.
- triolein
-
noun,
olein (def 1).
- tolerate
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verb (used with object),
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- tenorite
-
noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- laterite
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- trillion
-
noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
- tentoria
-
noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- relation
-
noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- allottee
-
noun,
a person to whom something is allotted.
- alterant
-
noun,
something that produces alteration.
- treenail
-
noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- rat-tail
-
noun,
grenadier (def 4).
- intitule
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verb (used with object),
to give a title to (a legislative act, etc.); entitle.
- torquate
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adjective,
ringed about the neck, as with feathers or a color; collared.
- arillate
-
adjective,
having an aril.
- tolerant
-
adjective,
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
- quotient
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noun,
the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another.
- quitrent
-
noun,
rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.
- Tirolean
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- Quirinal
-
noun,
one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- aquiline
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adjective,
(of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked.
- Aquileia
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noun,
an ancient Roman city at the northern end of the Adriatic: founded in 181 b.c.; destroyed by Attila in a.d. 452.
- quintile
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noun,
Statistics. a quantile for the special case of five equal proportions.
- aquatone
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noun,
a lithographic process for printing by offset from a metal plate coated with photosensitized gelatin.
- aquatint
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noun,
a process imitating the broad flat tints of ink or wash drawings by etching a microscopic crackle on the copperplate intended for printing.
- tortilla
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noun,
a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
- tranquil
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adjective,
free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm:
- Laetitia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- laetrile
-
noun,
a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.
- rational
-
noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- Quintero
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noun,
Álvarez Quintero.
- antiquer
-
noun,
a person who takes a special interest in antiques; a collector of antiquities; antiquary.
- Latinate
-
adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- anteater
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noun,
any of several mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae, having a long, tapered snout, extensile tongue, and powerful front claws and feeding chiefly on ants and termites.
Compare giant anteater, silky anteater, tamandua.
- Touraine
-
noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- tourelle
-
noun,
a turret.
- Aurelian
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) a.d. 212?–275, Roman emperor 270–275.
- aureolin
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noun,
a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- quiniela
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noun,
quinella.
- quinella
-
noun,
a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor, in order to win, must select the first- and second-place finishers without specifying their order of finishing.
- linarite
-
noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- littoral
-
noun,
a littoral region.
- Tanaquil
-
noun,
a legendary queen of Rome who prophesied the future greatness of Servius Tullius and helped him to gain the throne after the murder of her husband by a political faction.
- equitant
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adjective,
straddling or overlapping, as leaves whose bases overlap the leaves above or within them.
- ultranet
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noun,
a net in a topological space that is residually in every set or its complement in the space.
- Lauretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- roquette
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noun,
arugula.
- tailleur
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noun,
a tailored or tailor-made costume for women.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- luteolin
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noun,
a yellow coloring substance, C 15 H 10 O 6 , obtained from the weed Reseda luteola: used in dyeing silk and, formerly, in medicine.
- retinite
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noun,
any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.
- quantile
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noun,
one of the class of values of a variate that divides the total frequency of a sample or population into a given number of equal proportions.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- laureate
-
noun,
a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award:
- ritenuto
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adverb, adjective,
(of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower.
- tutorial
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noun,
a class in which a tutor gives intensive instruction in some subject to an individual student or a small group of students.
- equation
-
noun,
the act of equating or making equal; equalization:
- uintaite
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noun,
an extremely pure asphalt particularly valuable for the manufacture of paints and varnishes.
- aequorin
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noun,
a protein, secreted by certain jellyfish, that produces a blue light upon binding with calcium.
- quartile
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noun,
Statistics. (in a frequency distribution) one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into four groups having equal frequencies.
Compare first quartile, median, third quartile.
- retinula
-
noun,
a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- aerolite
-
noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- aeronaut
-
noun,
the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
- rutilant
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adjective,
glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light.
- quatrain
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noun,
a stanza or poem of four lines, usually with alternate rhymes.
- alienate
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verb (used with object),
to make indifferent or hostile:
- aleurone
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noun,
protein granules (aleurone grains) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
- literati
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plural noun,
persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
- literate
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- illation
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noun,
the act of inferring.
- trotline
-
noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- Aleutian
-
noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- roulette
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noun,
a game of chance played at a table marked off with numbers from 1 to 36, one or two zeros, and several other sections affording the players a variety of betting opportunities, and having in the center a revolving, dishlike device (roulette wheel) into which a small ball is spun to come to rest finally in one of the 37 or 38 compartments, indicating the winning number and its characteristics, as odd or even, red or black, and between 1 and 18 or 19 and 36.
- etiolate
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- aliquant
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adjective,
contained in a number or quantity, but not dividing it evenly:
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- eloquent
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adjective,
having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech:
- tear-out
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adjective,
designed to be easily torn out, as from bound matter:
- requital
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noun,
the act of requiting.
- troilite
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noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- allanite
-
noun,
a member of the epidote group, a silicate of calcium, cerium, aluminum, and iron, occurring chiefly in brown-to-black masses or prismatic crystals.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- Equanil
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- reunite
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- tillite
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noun,
a rock composed of consolidated till.
- liquate
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verb (used with object),
to heat (an alloy or mixture) sufficiently to melt the more fusible matter and thus to separate it from the rest, as in the refining of tin.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- equator
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noun,
the great circle on a sphere or heavenly body whose plane is perpendicular to the axis, equidistant everywhere from the two poles of the sphere or heavenly body.
- arnatto
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- ronquil
-
noun,
any of several percoid fishes of the family Bathymasteridae, ranging along the Pacific coast of North America.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Rantoul
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noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- ralline
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- titular
-
noun,
a person who bears a title.
- Titania
-
noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- Renault
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- tequila
-
noun,
a strong liquor from Mexico, distilled from fermented mash of an agave.
- Taranto
-
noun,
Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
- Tarlton
-
noun,
Richard, died 1588, English actor.
- requite
-
verb (used with object),
to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- inquire
-
Verb phrases,
inquire after, to ask about the state of health or condition of:
- inquiet
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy the peace of; disturb; disquiet.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- enquire
-
verb (used with or without object),
inquire.
- literal
-
noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- Elliott
-
noun,
Herb(ert James) born 1938, Australian track athlete.
- relique
-
noun,
relic.
- elaenia
-
noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Teleran
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- enolate
-
noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- intitle
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- retinue
-
noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- inutile
-
adjective,
of no use or service.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- entitle
-
verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Ternate
-
noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- tertial
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- aureate
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adjective,
golden or gilded.
- Aurelia
-
noun,
moon jellyfish.
- aureole
-
noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- entero-
-
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- Linaria
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Eleanor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- quitter
-
noun,
a person who quits or gives up easily, especially in the face of some difficulty, danger, etc.
- iterate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- Lateran
-
noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- quieten
-
verb (used with object),
to make quiet.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- aliquot
-
noun,
an aliquot part.
- Latitia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- toluate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of any of the four isomeric toluic acids.
- triolet
-
noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- Laureen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- lateral
-
noun,
a lateral part or extension, as a branch or shoot.
- quillai
-
noun,
soapbark (def 1).
- quiller
-
noun,
a machine for quilling yarn.
- quillet
-
noun,
a subtlety or quibble.
- Quillon
-
noun,
either of two transverse projecting members forming the cross guard of a sword.
- Trianta
-
noun,
Trianda.
- trental
-
noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- alunite
-
noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- quinate
-
adjective,
arranged in groups of five.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- laurate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of lauric acid.
- tuition
-
noun,
the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university:
- neutro-
-
- Aeolian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Utrillo
-
noun,
Maurice [maw-rees;; French maw-rees] /mɔˈris;; French mɔˈris/ (Show IPA), 1883–1955, French painter (son of Suzanne Valadon).
- uterine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
- quantal
-
adjective,
of or relating to quanta or quantum mechanics.
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- Lenotre
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- uralite
-
noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- Uralian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.
- natator
-
noun,
a swimmer.
- quartan
-
noun,
a quartan fever or ague.
- Tuonela
-
noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- Quartet
-
noun,
any group of four persons or things.
- Lunette
-
noun,
any of various objects or spaces of crescentlike or semicircular outline or section.
- Aetolia
-
noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- ailette
-
noun,
either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- outtell
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in telling; surpass in effect:
- natural
-
noun,
any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty.
- let-out
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a means of escape; loophole.
- neutral
-
noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- all-out
-
adjective,
using all one's resources; complete; total:
- aneuria
-
noun,
neurasthenia.
- antique
-
noun,
any work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, created or produced in a former period, or, according to U.S. customs laws, 100 years before date of purchase.
- Lorelei
-
noun,
a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
- antero-
-
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- outlier
-
noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- quintal
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (220.5 avoirdupois pounds).
- Quirite
-
plural noun,
the citizens of ancient Rome considered in their civil capacity.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Torelli
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1650?–1708, Italian composer and violinist.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- quintet
-
noun,
any set or group of five persons or things.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- tortile
-
adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- outline
-
noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- Loretta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- toluene
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable liquid, C 7 H 8 , having a benzenelike odor, obtained chiefly from coal tar and petroleum: used as a solvent in the manufacture of benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, TNT, and other organic compounds.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- Tournai
-
noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- arietta
-
noun,
a short aria.
- quittor
-
noun,
purulent infection of horses and other hoofed animals, characterized by chronic inflammation of the lateral cartilage of the foot and formation of fistulas that open above the coronet, usually resulting in lameness.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- iatro-
-
- quanta
-
noun,
plural of quantum.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- qintar
-
noun,
a money of account of Albania, the 100th part of a lek.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- roquet
-
noun,
an act or instance of roqueting.
- quaere
-
noun,
a query or question.
- Quelea
-
noun,
any of several African weaverbirds of the genus Quelea, especially Q. quelea (red-billed quelea) noted for its vast flocks that destroy grain crops.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retell
-
verb (used with object),
to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way:
- quatre
-
noun,
the four at cards, dice, or the like.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- rillet
-
noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Lenaea
-
noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- Lieut.
-
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- quart.
-
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- outlet
-
noun,
an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.
- quarte
-
noun,
the fourth of eight defensive positions.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- quarto
-
noun,
a book size of about 9½ × 12 inches (24 × 30 cm), determined by folding printed sheets twice to form four leaves or eight pages. Symbol: 4to, 4°.
- ranula
-
noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- Laelia
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Iletin
-
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- intuit
-
verb (used with or without object),
to know or receive by intuition.
- intro.
-
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- quint-
-
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- intra-
-
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- quinol
-
noun,
hydroquinone.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- letter
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Lettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- quinoa
-
noun,
a tall crop plant, Chenopodium quinoa, of the amaranth family, cultivated mainly in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile for its small, ivory-colored seed, which is used as a food staple.
- inter.
-
- quino-
-
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- illite
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Laurel
-
noun,
Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves.
Compare laurel family.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- quinte
-
noun,
the fifth of eight defensive positions.
- Quetta
-
noun,
a city in W central Pakistan: the capital of Baluchistan; almost totally destroyed by an earthquake 1935.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Quinta
-
noun,
an inn, especially one in the countryside.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lintel
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- Nellie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- antiq.
-
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- touter
-
noun,
a tout.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- niello
-
noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- anatto
-
noun,
annatto.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- neurol
-
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loquat
-
noun,
a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- nitro-
-
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Toller
-
noun,
a person or thing that tolls.
- torque
-
noun,
Mechanics. something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation; the moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arallu
-
noun,
the ancient Babylonian world of the dead.
- Aquilo
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of the north wind.
- Aquila
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- neuro-
-
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- ultra-
-
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- aeron.
-
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- unreel
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- unroll
-
verb (used with object),
to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled):
- luteal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving the corpus luteum.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- urano-
-
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- luteo-
-
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- urino-
-
- utero-
-
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- allure
-
noun,
fascination; charm; appeal.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- al-Lat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying the sun and considered to be a daughter of Allah.
- Nettle
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- 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.
- truant
-
noun,
a student who stays away from school without permission.
- Turtle
-
noun,
any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
- trullo
-
noun,
a dwelling of the Apulia region of Italy, roofed with conical constructions of corbeled dry masonry.
- tuille
-
noun,
a tasset.
- Tuinal
-
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- quaint
-
adjective,
having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque:
- Little
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- Teller
-
noun,
a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator:
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- equate
-
verb (used with object),
to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent:
- teleo-
-
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- tauten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- equine
-
noun,
a horse.
- Lionel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- tauto-
-
- tauro-
-
- tenuto
-
adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- enter-
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- enroll
-
verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Tantra
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- eluate
-
noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- equant
-
adjective,
(of a crystal) having all axes of the same length (opposed to anisometric).
- Ellora
-
noun,
a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
- oillet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- Nutter
-
noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- Tiller
-
noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- atlatl
-
noun,
spear-thrower (def 2).
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- Teuton
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- terat-
-
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- nutlet
-
noun,
a small nut; a small nutlike fruit or seed.
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- nutate
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- tetra-
-
- Tetuan
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.
- attune
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- liquor
-
noun,
a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- natl.
-
- Qiana
-
- orial
-
- Qatar
-
noun,
an independent emirate on the Persian Gulf; under British protection until 1971. 8500 sq. mi. (22,000 sq. km). Capital: Doha.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- naut.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nullo
-
noun,
(in certain card games) a bid to take no tricks.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- neut.
-
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- neur-
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- 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.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Quail
-
noun,
a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- toti-
-
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- toque
-
noun,
a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.
- tonia
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Teut.
-
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tutee
-
noun,
a person who is being tutored; the pupil of a tutor.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- uran-
-
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- ulent
-
- tutor
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Tulle
-
noun,
a thin, fine, machine-made net of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk.
- trull
-
noun,
a prostitute; strumpet.
- Trout
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- troll
-
noun,
a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Trill
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- tera-
-
- quale
-
noun,
a quality, as bitterness, regarded as an independent object.
- quoin
-
noun,
an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
- reni-
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rall.
-
- quote
-
noun,
a quotation.
- quota
-
noun,
the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.
- quot.
-
- quoit
-
noun,
quoits, (used with a singular verb) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
- Quito
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ecuador, in the N part. 9348 feet (2849 meters) above sea level.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- quite
-
adverb,
completely, wholly, or entirely:
- quirt
-
noun,
a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.
- quire
-
noun,
a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
- quin-
-
- quilt
-
noun,
a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.
- Quill
-
noun,
one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird.
- quiet
-
noun,
freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.:
- quern
-
noun,
a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain.
- quell
-
verb (used with object),
to suppress; put an end to; extinguish:
- queer
-
noun,
Slang.
Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a a person who is gay or lesbian.
a person whose sexual orientation or gender identity falls outside the heterosexual mainstream or the gender binary.
- Queen
-
noun,
a female sovereign or monarch.
- quean
-
noun,
an overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy.
- Quant
-
noun,
Business Slang. an expert in quantitative analysis.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- telo-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tele-
-
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Tartu
-
noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Roque
-
noun,
a form of croquet played on a clay or hard-surface court surrounded by a low wall off which the balls may be played.
- Rolla
-
noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- 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.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- anti-
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- Euro-
-
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- equi-
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- areo-
-
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- alti-
-
- Iraqi
-
noun,
a native of Iraq.
- ileo-
-
- Iran.
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- intr.
-
- alula
-
noun,
Also called bastard wing, spurious wing. the group of three to six small, rather stiff feathers growing on the first digit, pollex, or thumb of a bird's wing.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- anat.
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- anal.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- ante-
-
- lalia
-
- 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.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- 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.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ition
-
- Ital.
-
- allo-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- 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:
- Alta.
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- equal
-
noun,
a person or thing that is equal.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Arnel
-
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 30-30
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- ation
-
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Lulea
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- atto-
-
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- auto.
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- init.
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- aero-
-
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ano-
-
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- IAEA
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- RIIA
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- ant.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- aut-
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- iana
-
- rit.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Elul
-
noun,
the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.
- 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.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- attn
-
- IATA
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- req.
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- tion
-
- taur
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Ill.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- inae
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- att.
-
- ile-
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- ator
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ELLE
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ter.
-
- tel-
-
- 1080
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ten.
-
- aqua
-
noun,
Chiefly Pharmacology.
water.
a liquid.
a solution, especially in water.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ANTU
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- enl.
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RONA
-
- Eur.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ette
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- art.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- INRI
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- ole-
-
- ulto
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Ont.
-
- uni-
-
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- 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.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- null
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- out-
-
- 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.
- Aire
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- 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.
- liq.
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- uret
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- uria
-
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- uro-
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- NOAA
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- 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).
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loq.
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- NIRA
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- AAEE
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Tit.
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- tRNA
-
- quor
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itol
-
- all-
-
- quit
-
noun,
any of various small tropical birds.
- tron
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- alt.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- trit
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- int.
-
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tri-
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iraq
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris-Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Capital: Baghdad.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Ire.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- lea.
-
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- 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.
- Quar
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- qto.
-
- Ala.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Que.
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- quat
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- UAE
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- at.
-
- UAR
-
- AAE
-
- AOU
-
- Une
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Ar.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ALU
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- AIA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- uti
-
- ARU
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ae.
-
- UNO
-
- aeq
-
- Tu.
-
- ult
-
- AEA
-
- ur-
-
- tue
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Tro
-
- UIT
-
- AAU
-
- ure
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tr.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Aar
-
- tra
-
- 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.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TNT
-
- AOA
-
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- aor
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- NAA
-
- ATA
-
- qr.
-
plural,
farthing.
- 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.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- qua
-
adverb,
as; as being; in the character or capacity of:
- qu.
-
- qtr
-
- ql.
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- qat
-
noun,
kat.
- qt.
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ote
-
- IRO
-
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- Ir.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- IRL
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTA
-
- REA
-
- LTA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- LTL
-
- nr.
-
- ltr
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- LON
-
- NRA
-
- ot-
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ola
-
- NUL
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- 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.
- OAU
-
- ll.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- 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 = .
- ITA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- TAL
-
- ene
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eq.
-
- ine
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ERT
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- en-
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- rt.
-
- ean
-
- TIA
-
- AUA
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- eir
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- rte
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ETO
-
- ial
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Ia.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- RNA
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ILO
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ETR
-
- ROA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- eu-
-
- AO
-
- NL
-
- TT
-
- QA
-
noun,
an exchange of questions and answers.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LR
-
- TN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- EI
-
- TL
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ee
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- QE
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- QN
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- N.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- NI
-
- 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.
- RU
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AQ
-
- Q.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RO
-
- L2
-
- UI
-
- L1
-
- i.
-
- UL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- IQ
-
- L.
-
- 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
-
- ol
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- U.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- RI
-
- t.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RN
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RQ
-
- OA
-