Anagrams of lords-and-ladies
Word lords-and-ladies has
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- Alessandro
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noun,
Victor Nicholas, 1915–76, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- landladies
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noun,
a woman who owns and leases an apartment, house, land, etc., to others.
- Alessandri
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noun,
Jorge [hawr-he] /ˈhɔr hɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1986, Chilean engineer and statesman: president 1958–64.
- redondilla
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noun,
a Spanish verse form in which each stanza consists of four lines, each with eight syllables, and a rhyme scheme abba.
- landslides
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noun,
the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- sea-island
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- orinasals
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- Daedalion
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noun,
a son of Lucifer who, despondent over the death of his daughter Chione, leaped off Parnassus: Apollo changed him into a hawk.
- adenoidal
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adjective,
of or relating to the adenoids; adenoid.
- islanders
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of an island.
- landslide
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noun,
the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- drainless
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adjective,
inexhaustible.
- radiolead
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- landsides
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noun,
the part of a plow consisting of a sidepiece opposite the moldboard, for guiding the plow and resisting the side pressure caused by the turning of the furrow.
- disenroll
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verb (used with object),
to dismiss or cause to become removed from a program of training, care, etc.:
- aldolases
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes catalyzing reversible aldol condensations.
- roadsides
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noun,
the side or border of the road; wayside.
- solanders
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noun,
a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- Orleanais
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noun,
a former province in N France. Capital: Orléans.
- adrenals
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- Daladier
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noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1884–1970, premier of France 1933, 1934, 1938–40.
- orinasal
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- solander
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noun,
a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- Daedalid
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adjective,
pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Attica from the middle to the end of the 7th century b.c., characterized chiefly by the use of the black-figure style in painting and a narrative treatment of subject matter.
- slanders
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noun,
defamation; calumny:
- Rosalind
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noun,
a female given name.
- sardines
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- Ladrones
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noun,
a thief.
- la-di-da
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noun,
an affected or pretentious person.
- ailerons
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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.
- soldiers
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noun,
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- saddlers
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noun,
a person who makes, repairs, or sells saddlery.
- laniards
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noun,
lanyard.
- old-line
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adjective,
following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc.
- Assidean
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noun,
a member of a sect, characterized by its religious zeal and piety, that flourished in the 2nd century b.c. during the time of the Maccabees and vigorously resisted the Hellenization of Jewish culture and religion.
- araneids
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- lordless
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adjective,
having no lord.
- seasonal
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noun,
a seasonal product, employee, etc.:
- dorsalis
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noun,
a blood vessel or nerve serving the back of the part with which it is associated.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- aldolase
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes catalyzing reversible aldol condensations.
- seasnail
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noun,
any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- Lansdale
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noun,
a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- Adlerian
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adjective,
of or relating to Alfred Adler or his doctrines, especially in respect to the belief that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings of inferiority.
- landlers
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noun,
an Austrian and southern German folk dance in moderately slow triple meter, antecedent to the waltz.
- islander
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of an island.
- androids
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noun,
an automaton in the form of a human being.
- also-ran
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noun,
Sports.
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.
an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
- indorses
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- Salesian
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noun,
a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, a congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and engaged chiefly in missionary and educational work.
- darioles
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noun,
a small round mold.
- soredial
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a soredium.
- Leonidas
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noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- ordinals
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- roadside
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noun,
the side or border of the road; wayside.
- landside
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noun,
the part of a plow consisting of a sidepiece opposite the moldboard, for guiding the plow and resisting the side pressure caused by the turning of the furrow.
- Radisson
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noun,
Pierre Esprit [es-pree] /ɛs pri/ (Show IPA), 1636?–1710? French fur trader and explorer in Canada.
- dendroid
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adjective,
treelike; branching like a tree; arborescent.
- salaries
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noun,
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- salaried
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adjective,
receiving a salary:
- Redlands
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- sadirons
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noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- aneroids
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- landless
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adjective,
without landed property; not owning land:
- dead-air
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noun,
the loss or suspension of the video or audio signal during a television or radio transmission.
- alidades
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noun,
(in plane-tabling) a straightedge having a telescopic sight or other means of sighting parallel to the straightedge.
- landlord
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noun,
a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.
- adenoids
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noun,
Usually, adenoids. an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx, often obstructing breathing through the nasal passages.
- Danaides
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plural noun,
the 50 daughters of Danaus, 49 of whom were condemned to pour water forever into a leaky vessel for having murdered their husbands.
- deodands
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noun,
(before 1846) an animal or article that, having been the immediate cause of the death of a human being, was forfeited to the crown to be applied to pious uses.
- adenosis
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noun,
abnormal development or enlargement of glandular tissue.
- anisoles
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Landers
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- ordains
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Doriden
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- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- Londres
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noun,
a cylindrically shaped cigar of medium to large size.
- dossier
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noun,
a collection or file of documents on the same subject, especially a complete file containing detailed information about a person or topic.
- ordeals
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noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- areolas
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- ordinal
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- Sanders
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noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- sliders
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noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- Andreas
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noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- Andrias
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noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- android
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noun,
an automaton in the form of a human being.
- Ardella
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noun,
a female given name.
- aneroid
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- laniard
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noun,
lanyard.
- landler
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noun,
an Austrian and southern German folk dance in moderately slow triple meter, antecedent to the waltz.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- dorsals
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noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- loaders
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noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- slander
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noun,
defamation; calumny:
- dandier
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- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- radials
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noun,
a radial section or construction.
- sendals
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noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- derails
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- dallies
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verb (used with object),
to waste (time) (usually followed by away).
- deodars
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noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- sidero-
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- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- radians
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- danaide
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plural noun,
the 50 daughters of Danaus, 49 of whom were condemned to pour water forever into a leaky vessel for having murdered their husbands.
- deodand
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noun,
(before 1846) an animal or article that, having been the immediate cause of the death of a human being, was forfeited to the crown to be applied to pious uses.
- danders
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noun,
loose scales formed on the skin and shed from the coat or feathers of various animals, often causing allergic reactions in susceptible persons.
- dandies
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noun,
a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- dialers
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- dandles
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verb (used with object),
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
- dendro-
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- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- senoras
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- lidless
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adjective,
(of objects) without a lid.
- Leonard
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noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- Deloria
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noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- Leonids
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- dariole
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noun,
a small round mold.
- Delanos
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noun,
a city in S California.
- darnels
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- lesions
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- serials
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- dalasis
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- raddles
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noun,
ruddle.
- lardons
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noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- dirndls
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noun,
a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.
- Donalds
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noun,
a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- dollies
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noun,
Informal. a doll.
- dollars
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noun,
a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. Symbol: $.
- Larissa
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noun,
a city in E Thessaly, in E Greece.
- arsenal
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noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- arseno-
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- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- dodders
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noun,
a leafless parasitic plant, Cuscuta gronovii, having dense clusters of small, white, bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine about clover or flax.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- diddles
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- Dionaea
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noun,
the Venus's-flytrap.
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Sedalia
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noun,
a city in central Missouri.
- dineros
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- lioness
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noun,
a female lion.
- randies
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- sillers
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noun,
silver.
- Randall
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noun,
a male given name.
- Dillard
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noun,
Annie, born 1945, U.S. writer.
- silanes
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- ralline
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- rallies
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noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- daddies
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noun,
a diminutive of dad1 .
- sallies
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noun,
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- Siddons
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noun,
Sarah (Kemble) 1755–1831, English actress.
- airless
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adjective,
lacking air.
- riddles
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noun,
a question or statement so framed as to exercise one's ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum.
- sailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- Ellison
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noun,
Ralph (Waldo) [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Addison
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noun,
Joseph, 1672–1719, English essayist and poet.
- Ladinos
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- aldoses
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noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- oddside
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noun,
a temporary support for a pattern below the joint of a mold, used while the mold is being made.
- aileron
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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.
- islands
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noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- addends
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noun,
any of a group of numbers or terms added together to form a sum.
- addenda
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noun,
a plural of addendum.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- aldrins
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noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Rosella
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noun,
any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.
- enrolls
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verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- adrenal
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- Aladdin
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noun,
(in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) the son of a poor widow in China. He becomes the possessor of a magic lamp and ring with which he can command a jinn to do his bidding.
- solaria
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noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- soldans
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noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- sadiron
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noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- rondels
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noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Rollins
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noun,
Theodore Walter ("Sonny") born 1930, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- adenoid
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noun,
Usually, adenoids. an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx, often obstructing breathing through the nasal passages.
- ladders
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noun,
a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- Adonais
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noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- address
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noun,
a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons:
- Nidaros
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noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- solders
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noun,
any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- Rolland
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noun,
Romain [raw-man] /rɔˈmɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, French novelist, music critic, and dramatist: Nobel prize 1915.
- Isadore
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noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- soldier
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noun,
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- end-all
-
noun,
the ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion:
- Isadora
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- soddens
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noun,
the act of seething.
- noddies
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noun,
any of several dark-bodied terns of the genera Anous and Micranous found about the coasts and islands in warm seas of both the New and Old Worlds, often so tame as to seem stupid.
- Aleardi
-
noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- saddens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sad.
- Sollars
-
noun,
solar2 .
- Allison
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noun,
Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- indoles
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noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- allodia
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noun,
land owned absolutely; land owned and not subject to any rent, service, or other tenurial right of an overlord.
- Saddler
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noun,
a person who makes, repairs, or sells saddlery.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- rissole
-
noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- saddles
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noun,
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- eslisor
-
noun,
elisor.
- insoles
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Aloidae
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plural noun,
Aloadae.
- noddles
-
noun,
the head or brain.
- ladrone
-
noun,
a thief.
- aliases
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- alidade
-
noun,
(in plane-tabling) a straightedge having a telescopic sight or other means of sighting parallel to the straightedge.
- Salinas
-
noun,
a city in W California.
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- illness
-
noun,
unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- indorse
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- Aeolian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Saladin
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noun,
(Salāh-ed-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb) 1137–93, sultan of Egypt and Syria 1175–93: opponent of Crusaders.
- allness
-
noun,
the quality or state of universality or totality.
- Dinard
-
noun,
a city in W France: seaside resort.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Dillon
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noun,
C(larence) Douglas, 1909–1979, U.S. lawyer and government official, born in Switzerland: Secretary of the Treasury 1961–65.
- sedans
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- didoes
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- Seddon
-
noun,
Richard John, 1845–1906, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1893–1906.
- Leland
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dildos
-
noun,
an artificial erect penis, used as a sexual aid.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- Deland
-
noun,
Margaret (Margaretta Wade Campbell Deland) 1857–1945, U.S. novelist.
- dendra
-
noun,
a plural of dendron.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- dedans
-
noun,
a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court.
Compare grille (def 5), winning gallery.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- dendr-
-
- rodded
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- ridden
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- deodar
-
noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- Riddle
-
noun,
a question or statement so framed as to exercise one's ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- irones
-
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.
- idlers
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- drills
-
noun,
Machinery, Building Trades.
a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation.
a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
- Laelia
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- dreads
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- dossil
-
noun,
a cloth roll for removing excess ink from a plate before printing.
- drolls
-
noun,
a droll person; jester; wag.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- dosser
-
noun,
a basket for carrying objects on the back; pannier.
- dossal
-
noun,
Also, dorsal. an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
- ladles
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- dorsi-
-
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- salade
-
noun,
sallet.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- landed
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- salols
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- sandal
-
noun,
a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- salals
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Salado
-
noun,
Rí·o [ree-oh;; Spanish ree-aw] /ˈri oʊ;; Spanish ˈri ɔ/ (Show IPA) a river in N Argentina, flowing SE to the Paraná River. About 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- Ellora
-
noun,
a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
- dorsal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- sarods
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- doddie
-
noun,
a cow or bull having no horns, especially an Aberdeen Angus.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- dodder
-
noun,
a leafless parasitic plant, Cuscuta gronovii, having dense clusters of small, white, bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine about clover or flax.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- do-dad
-
noun,
doodad.
- do-all
-
noun,
a person employed as a factotum, as the manager of all the affairs of an individual or a business.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- dirndl
-
noun,
a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.
- saddle
-
noun,
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- sadden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sad.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Esdras
-
noun,
either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- doiled
-
adjective,
stupid; foolish; crazed.
- dorsad
-
adverb,
toward the back or dorsum; dorsally.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Laddie
-
noun,
a young lad; boy.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- sarans
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- ladder
-
noun,
a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- enroll
-
verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- Donald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Sardis
-
noun,
an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.
- Dollar
-
noun,
a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. Symbol: $.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- aniso-
-
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- losels
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- snells
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- andro-
-
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- alodia
-
noun,
allodium.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- Allied
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- snarls
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Alissa
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- arsen-
-
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- slides
-
- lorans
-
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.
- ardeid
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Ardeidae, comprising the herons and bitterns.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- sloids
-
noun,
sloyd.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- adreno
-
- adren-
-
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- 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.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- adeno-
-
- sollar
-
noun,
solar2 .
- sondes
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- addles
-
adjective,
mentally confused; muddled.
- Odessa
-
noun,
a seaport in S Ukraine, on the Black Sea.
- adders
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- addend
-
noun,
any of a group of numbers or terms added together to form a sum.
- noddle
-
noun,
the head or brain.
- sordid
-
adjective,
morally ignoble or base; vile:
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- 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.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- sodden
-
noun,
the act of seething.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- aldols
-
noun,
Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- alders
-
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- nasals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- solids
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- solder
-
noun,
any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- aeron.
-
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Dallan
-
noun,
dalan.
- Dalila
-
noun,
Delilah (def 1).
- sidles
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- dalasi
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- Daedal
-
adjective,
skillful; ingenious.
- Sidras
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- dadoes
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- raddle
-
noun,
ruddle.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- siller
-
noun,
silver.
- Lionel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- assail
-
verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Dallas
-
noun,
George Mifflin [mif-lin] /ˈmɪf lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1792–1864, U.S. diplomat: vice-president of the U.S. 1845–49.
- dalles
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Dassin
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1911–2008, French motion-picture director, born in the U.S.
- dassie
-
noun,
hyrax.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- darned
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Darlan
-
noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Dallin
-
noun,
Cyrus Earle, 1861–1944, U.S. sculptor.
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Dardan
-
adjective, noun,
Trojan.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- dandle
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
- Dandie
-
- dander
-
- radio-
-
- Asosan
-
noun,
a volcano in SW Japan, in central Kyushu. 5225 feet (1593 meters); crater 12 miles (19 km) across.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- loaded
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- llanos
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- asides
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- lisles
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- orles
-
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:
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rains
-
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).
- nears
-
- Nedda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- reni-
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- insol
-
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- oiled
-
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.
- oidea
-
- 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.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Iran.
-
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- orial
-
- Lords
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- redds
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- ordn.
-
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- naso-
-
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- reins
-
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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- rall.
-
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- lalia
-
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- ladle
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- sero-
-
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- aldol
-
noun,
Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- deads
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- dados
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- dalle
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- sided
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- dedal
-
adjective,
daedal.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- dildo
-
noun,
an artificial erect penis, used as a sexual aid.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- dills
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Sells
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- diode
-
noun,
a device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Della
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Delia.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Alas.
-
- didos
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- sends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- dial.
-
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- dadas
-
noun,
the style and techniques of a group of artists, writers, etc., of the early 20th century who exploited accidental and incongruous effects in their work and who programmatically challenged established canons of art, thought, morality, etc.
- 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.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- areo-
-
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- 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.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- anis-
-
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- 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.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- silds
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- allo-
-
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Assad
-
noun,
Hafez al [hah-fez el] /hɑˈfɛz ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1928?–2000, Syrian military and political leader: president from 1971.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- assn.
-
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sodas
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Arnel
-
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- anal.
-
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- ASEAN
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Sino-
-
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- andr-
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- aden-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- saids
-
noun,
sayyid.
- endo-
-
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- addle
-
adjective,
mentally confused; muddled.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- salad
-
noun,
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- addnl
-
- addio
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indo-
-
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 30-30
-
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ileo-
-
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- sords
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- ideo-
-
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Rolla
-
noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- rolls
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- adder
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Addie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- salal
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- aero-
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Sans.
-
- doses
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Dodds
-
noun,
Warren ("Baby") 1898–1959, U.S. jazz drummer.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- sards
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- dread
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- Sands
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Eddas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- aeri-
-
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- dress
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- dross
-
noun,
waste matter; refuse.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- dried
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drill
-
noun,
Machinery, Building Trades.
a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation.
a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- droll
-
noun,
a droll person; jester; wag.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sra.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- nos-
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Odds
-
noun,
the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else:
- ole-
-
- soln
-
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Soni
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Sol.
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- ord.
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- 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.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Redd
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RNAS
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rida
-
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- rad.
-
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- OSRD
-
- osis
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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:
- sld.
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- SASE
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- iod-
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- dado
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- Dada
-
noun,
the style and techniques of a group of artists, writers, etc., of the early 20th century who exploited accidental and incongruous effects in their work and who programmatically challenged established canons of art, thought, morality, etc.
- inae
-
- IndE
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- asis
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Dard
-
noun,
Also, Dardic. a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir, northern Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan, and including Kashmiri.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Ill.
-
- Danl
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- ile-
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lani
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- lea.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- isls
-
- iso-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- ISSN
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- eddo
-
noun,
the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dino
-
- Edda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- dir.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- Dill
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- dol.
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Doll
-
noun,
a small figure representing a baby or other human being, especially for use as a child's toy.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- Dodd
-
noun,
William Edward, 1869–1940, U.S. historian and diplomat.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Doss
-
noun,
a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- dlr.
-
- dis-
-
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- DASD
-
noun,
an external storage device, as a magnetic disk storage unit, in which the access mechanism and storage medium can be positioned directly at the addresses sought to read or write specific data items.
- Del.
-
- 1080
-
- Esd.
-
- der.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Den.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- ESIS
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- eso-
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dead
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- Ind.
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- enl.
-
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Dido
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- DIAD
-
noun, adjective,
dyad.
- dia-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AInd
-
- 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.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- Ald.
-
- 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.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- lond
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- 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.
- NASD
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- NOAA
-
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- addn
-
- NIRA
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adad
-
noun,
Babylonian god of storms and wind.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- adds
-
noun,
Journalism. copy added to a completed story.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- NDSL
-
- aer-
-
- 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.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- neo-
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ano-
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- 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.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- 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.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- ANSI
-
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- ands
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Anas
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Alis
-
- 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.
- all-
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- an.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- AIA
-
- AOA
-
- 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.
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- ad-
-
- SED
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- SLR
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- DAE
-
- do.
-
- ard
-
- DLS
-
- DLO
-
- SSA
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- DSO
-
- aor
-
- DAD
-
noun,
father.
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSD
-
- DOD
-
- DNR
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- DNA
-
- SDA
-
- Sr.
-
- SDI
-
- SDR
-
- SDS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- DIL
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ARS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- DEd
-
- di.
-
- ASN
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- DDR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- SLA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SLE
-
- ASI
-
- DDS
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- dd.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ae.
-
- DID
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- DOA
-
- AEA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- DAR
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Doi
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Ld.
-
- LDL
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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.
- Les
-
- RDS
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Re.
-
- Rd.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- RDA
-
- REA
-
- OSS
-
- ISR
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- La.
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- LSD
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ll.
-
- Ir.
-
- ODD
-
noun,
something that is odd.
- OIr
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- oid
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OAS
-
- 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.
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- OED
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Ola
-
- NIA
-
- LLD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ose
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- LSI
-
- LSS
-
- NAA
-
- NAD
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NES
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- NDE
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- IRL
-
- LDS
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- SAE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eir
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- SAA
-
- ior
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- EIS
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- Rs.
-
- ea.
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- SAR
-
- Dr.
-
- DRE
-
- DSA
-
- DSR
-
- DSS
-
- eo-
-
- EAA
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ead
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ean
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDD
-
- RSA
-
- SRO
-
- ESL
-
- ILO
-
- ide
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ESR
-
- ILS
-
- IAS
-
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- in.
-
- RNA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RLD
-
- ine
-
- 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 = .
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- IDA
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Rod
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noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- SSR
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- ial
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- id.
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
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- Ia.
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- ess
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noun,
the letter S, s.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- OA
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- dl
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- D.
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- DN
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- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- R.
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- AO
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- RN
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- RI
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- O.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ND
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SL
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- le
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- N.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LR
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- SN
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
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- L2
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- i.
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- L1
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- ol
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- SA
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RO
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- S.
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- L.
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- NI
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
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