Anagrams of lubricates
Word lubricates has
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- Sterculia
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noun,
any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- bisulcate
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adjective,
with two grooves.
- lubricate
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verb (used with object),
to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- scrutable
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adjective,
capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- Baculites
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noun,
any ammonite of the genus Baculites, of the Cretaceous Period, having a straight shell with a spiral tip.
- abristle
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adverb, adjective,
in a bristling state:
- calibers
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- curtails
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- baculite
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noun,
any ammonite of the genus Baculites, of the Cretaceous Period, having a straight shell with a spiral tip.
- Libertas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- auricles
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- basilect
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noun,
the variety of language in a creole continuum that is most distinct from the acrolect.
- baluster
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noun,
Architecture. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
- Escurial
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noun,
Escorial.
- librates
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- suitable
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adjective,
such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- bacteri-
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- utricles
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- uralites
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- Lucretia
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noun,
Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- bustier
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noun,
a woman's close-fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse.
- curable
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adjective,
capable of being cured.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cubital
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noun,
Ornithology Now Rare. a secondary feather.
- burials
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- bestial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curtail
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- curtals
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- rutiles
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- balteus
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noun,
(on an Ionic capital) the horizontal band connecting the volutes on either side.
- albites
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- secular
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noun,
a layperson.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- brucite
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noun,
a mineral, magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH) 2 , occurring in tabular, foliated crystals: used in magnesia refractories.
- stabile
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- cutlers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- ascribe
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verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- terbias
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- Astilbe
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noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- caribes
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noun,
piranha.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- caliber
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- cablets
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noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- cluster
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- riblets
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- Setubal
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noun,
Bay of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in W Portugal. 20 miles (32 km) long; 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- crustal
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adjective,
of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
- triable
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- bristle
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noun,
one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
- Alberti
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noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- stabler
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noun,
a person who runs a horse stable.
- labrets
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noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- uracils
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- blastic
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- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- suberic
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adjective,
of or relating to cork.
- sublate
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verb (used with object),
to deny or contradict; negate.
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- subtile
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adjective,
subtle.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- librate
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- bluster
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noun,
boisterous noise and violence:
- blister
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noun,
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- barites
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- bascule
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noun,
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
- Breslau
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noun,
German name of Wrocław.
- Brescia
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noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- relucts
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- bisect
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noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- bister
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noun,
bistre.
- bistre
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noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- bruise
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noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- suable
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adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- biters
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noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- birles
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- biuret
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noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- sublet
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noun,
a sublease.
- breast
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- subtle
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adjective,
thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- bestir
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verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- bitser
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noun,
a mongrel dog.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- brules
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noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- bracts
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noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- braces
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- sluice
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- burial
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- brutal
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adjective,
savage; cruel; inhuman:
- Buriat
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noun,
Buryat.
- buries
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noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- Buster
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noun,
a person who breaks up something:
- blurts
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noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- bustle
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noun,
thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.
- bluets
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noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- bruits
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- cablet
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noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- blites
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noun,
sea blite.
- Butler
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noun,
the chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.
- stable
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noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- bleats
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- cabers
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- cables
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- saurel
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noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- rebuts
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verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recti-
-
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- result
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noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- riblet
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- ritual
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- lubric
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adjective,
lubricous.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- libras
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Leucas
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noun,
Levkas.
- Lieut.
-
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Lucite
-
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- lucres
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Elbrus
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noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Cletus
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noun,
Anacletus.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- scler-
-
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerat-
-
- ceibas
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- rubies
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- rustle
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- Cutler
-
noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- curtal
-
noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- cubits
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- airbus
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Baltic
-
noun,
the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- usable
-
adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- ultra-
-
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- barit.
-
- tables
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- austr-
-
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- beauts
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- tubers
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- albeit
-
conjunction,
although; even if:
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- albite
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- Albert
-
noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Beirut
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- alti-
-
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clase
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- scat-
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- cubit
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- tubas
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- sarc-
-
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- treas
-
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crit.
-
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- tubal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- lact-
-
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- abstr
-
- Ital.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- abuts
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- acet-
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- 30-30
-
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- leuc-
-
- licet
-
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lect.
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- USLTA
-
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- 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.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- estab
-
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- tubi-
-
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- tubes
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Ecua.
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- Icel.
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Recit
-
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- IATSE
-
- rect.
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- aeri-
-
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Balt.
-
- bruit
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Brit.
-
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Bart.
-
- Brale
-
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Butes
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- burst
-
noun,
an act or instance of bursting.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- built
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- BSRet
-
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- Srta.
-
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- blurt
-
noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- ster.
-
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Bluet
-
noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- bact.
-
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- sect.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- tera-
-
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- caus.
-
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Aust.
-
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- astr.
-
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cert.
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- sebi-
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Seric
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tears
-
- carb-
-
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- seti-
-
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tab.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sab.
-
- sub-
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- uret
-
- Rus.
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIBA
-
- SBLI
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- str.
-
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- uria
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- USTC
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- 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.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- scr.
-
- ScBE
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sci.
-
- sur-
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- USIA
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- USAR
-
- USCA
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitB
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- lit.
-
- USRC
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SBIC
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- SLIC
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- rit.
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- rel.
-
- tel-
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- TRIB
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tues
-
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- scil
-
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Sra.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Sat.
-
- SATB
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- sec.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- saur
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Ste.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ter.
-
- tri-
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- taur
-
- 1080
-
- Lib.
-
- crat
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Cres
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- BRCS
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- bal.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- cir.
-
- clar
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asc-
-
- 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.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- art.
-
- ELAS
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- aut-
-
- aur-
-
- cule
-
- Aus.
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cur.
-
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- ates
-
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- BSIT
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- BSAE
-
- BSCE
-
- BSEc
-
- BSIE
-
- BSIR
-
- BSRT
-
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- btl.
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Bur.
-
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bul.
-
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- BASc
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- CBEL
-
- bar.
-
- Cal.
-
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- bus.
-
- Bust
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- but-
-
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- BLit
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ABLS
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- ile-
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Ice.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Alb.
-
- Aire
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- ACLU
-
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- abs-
-
- aer-
-
- Lab.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- abr.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- ical
-
- ible
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- alt.
-
- est.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lea.
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ARIS
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Eur.
-
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ab-
-
- abt
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- BLA
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ure
-
- BCS
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- bi-
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ac-
-
- uti
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- AUC
-
- USR
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- UTC
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- bec
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Ar.
-
- USB
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- USC
-
- BIE
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- al.
-
- ARS
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- TSI
-
- ATB
-
- ATC
-
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ATS
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noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TSE
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- TSR
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noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- at.
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- Tu.
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- tub
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noun,
a bathtub.
- ale
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
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- TEC
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noun,
detective.
- BCE
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- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ALS
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noun,
Indian mulberry.
- be-
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- ARU
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- tra
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- tr.
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- tlr
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- ARE
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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.
- TLC
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- Tiu
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noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- asb
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- ALU
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- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ase
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- ASI
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- ASR
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- ast
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- arb
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noun,
an arbitrager.
- BCL
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- bl.
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- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- ule
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noun,
caucho.
- USA
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- UAE
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- TAL
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- UCR
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- UIT
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- AES
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noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ult
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- AIC
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- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- AEC
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- ae.
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- ur-
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- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
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- UAR
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- ail
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verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tea
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noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TAU
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noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TCS
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- TCA
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- Tbi
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- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TBA
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- BSC
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- AIS
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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.
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tue
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- BTU
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noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- Br.
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- Bac
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- tui
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noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Bai
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noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ASU
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- CBE
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- STL
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- IAS
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- ESU
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ETR
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- ETS
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- eu-
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- ics
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
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- ial
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- ib.
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- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- ier
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- Reb
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noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- il-
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
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- REA
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- RCT
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- RCA
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- ESR
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- ESL
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- RBC
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- ble
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- EBS
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- ec-
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- rub
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noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- RTS
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- rte
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- rt.
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- RSE
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- RSA
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- Rs.
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- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Esc
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- eir
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- EIS
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- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- rib
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noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ERT
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ESA
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- RBI
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- Ir.
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- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- LCA
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- lub
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- ltr
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- LTA
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- LST
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- LSI
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- LSC
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- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lb.
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plural,
pound.
- LBS
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plural,
pound.
- LCI
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- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LCT
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- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
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- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- IRC
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rat
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noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- IRL
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- IRS
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
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- ise
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- Isl
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ISR
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- LAC
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noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ist
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- ITA
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- ITC
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- Rab
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noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ite
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- Re.
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- RCS
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- IUS
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- La.
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- Lt.
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ECA
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
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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.
- SIC
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sib
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noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- cr.
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- cs.
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- ct.
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- cl.
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- CAB
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noun,
a taxicab.
- CAI
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- SER
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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).
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- CBS
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- CEA
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
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- CIA
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- CIB
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- CIE
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- ca.
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- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- cle
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- BSL
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- BLS
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- STI
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- BLT
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plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- Bra
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noun,
brassiere.
- STB
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- BRE
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- BRT
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- Sta
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- St.
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- BSA
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- SLA
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
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- Sr.
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- BSE
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- SLR
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- BST
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- Bt.
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- BTE
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- bu.
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- SLE
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- SCB
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- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CLI
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- Cui
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noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- CTA
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- cte
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- SAR
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- CLR
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- Cub
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noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- CSR
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- SAE
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Cut
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noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- rut
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noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
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- CST
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- uts
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- CRT
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- Sau
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noun,
German name of Sava.
- SBA
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- SBE
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- sb.
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- Ia.
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- sc.
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- CSA
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- CLU
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- CRS
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- cru
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noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- S.
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- LR
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- SL
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- TL
-
- SA
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- TC
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- le
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- EI
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RU
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SU
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- 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.
- Eb
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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.
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- BC
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- B-
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- UC
-
- UI
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- UL
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- CE
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- TB
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- RI
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- t.
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- RC
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- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- i.
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- U.
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- CB
-
- LC
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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.
- CU
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- L1
-
- L2
-
- ic
-
- UB
-
- L.
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