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- endorsement
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noun,
approval or sanction:
- antecedence
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noun,
the act of going before; precedence.
- decelerates
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verb (used with object),
to decrease the velocity of:
- decrescendo
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noun,
a gradual reduction in force or loudness.
- adolescence
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noun,
the transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, extending mainly over the teen years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached; youth.
- second-rate
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adjective,
of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like:
- concealment
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noun,
the act of concealing.
- dead-center
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noun,
Also called dead point. (in a reciprocating engine) either of two positions at which the crank cannot be turned by the connecting rod, occurring at each end of a stroke when the crank and connecting rod are in the same line.
- endearments
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noun,
the act of endearing.
- contredanse
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noun,
a variation of the quadrille in which the dancers face each other.
- decameters
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noun,
dekameter.
- secondment
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noun,
the transfer of a military officer or corporate executive to another post for temporary duty.
- condescend
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verb (used without object),
to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity.
- Descendant
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noun,
a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring.
- crenelated
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adjective,
furnished with crenelations, as a parapet or molding, in the manner of a battlement.
- candescent
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adjective,
glowing; incandescent.
- connecters
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noun,
connector.
- crenelates
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adjective,
crenelated.
- consecrate
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adjective,
consecrated; sacred.
- encasement
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noun,
the act of encasing.
- ornamented
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noun,
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
- Renascence
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noun,
Renaissance.
- scarcement
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noun,
a footing or ledge formed by a setoff in a wall.
- monstrance
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noun,
a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
- tolerances
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noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- selectance
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noun,
a measure of the drop in response of a radio receiving set or the like to a given frequency differing from the resonant frequency of the device, expressed as the ratio of the amplitude of the response at the resonant frequency to the amplitude of the response at the given frequency.
- telescreen
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noun,
a television, screen, especially a large one suitable for viewing by large numbers of people.
- descendent
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adjective,
descending; going or coming down.
- decelerate
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verb (used with object),
to decrease the velocity of:
- saddletree
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noun,
the frame of a saddle.
- endearment
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noun,
the act of endearing.
- Nederlands
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noun,
Dutch name of the Netherlands.
- Dodecanese
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noun,
a group of 12 Greek islands in the Aegean, off the SW coast of Turkey: belonged to Italy 1911–45. 1035 sq. mi. (2680 sq. km).
- closed-end
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adjective,
of, relating to, or like a closed-end investment company.
- adolescent
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noun,
an adolescent person.
- latecomers
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noun,
a person who arrives late:
- nonelected
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adjective,
chosen for a position or office without running in an election.
- marcescent
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adjective,
withering but not falling off, as a part of a plant.
- cold-cream
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noun,
a creamy cosmetic, typically of oily consistency, used to cleanse or soothe the skin, especially of the face and neck, or to remove makeup.
- Coldstream
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noun,
a town in SE Berwick, in SE Scotland, on the Tweed River.
- decrements
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noun,
the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction.
- screenland
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noun,
filmdom.
- decrescent
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adjective,
diminishing; decreasing.
- stone-dead
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adjective,
undeniably dead; completely lifeless.
- mesenteron
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noun,
midgut.
- condensate
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noun,
a product of condensation, as a liquid reduced from a gas or vapor.
- caen-stone
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noun,
a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- reed-mace
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noun,
cattail.
- electrode
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noun,
a conductor, not necessarily metallic, through which a current enters or leaves a nonmetallic medium, as an electrolytic cell, arc generator, vacuum tube, or gaseous discharge tube.
- toe-dance
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noun,
a dance performed on the tips of the toes.
- darnedest
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noun, adjective,
damnedest.
- emeerates
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noun,
emirate (defs 1, 2).
- emendates
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verb (used with object),
to emend (a text).
- damnedest
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noun,
best; utmost:
- antecedes
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verb (used with object),
to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede:
- reddleman
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noun,
ruddleman.
- sonneteer
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noun,
a composer of sonnets.
- decanters
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noun,
a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
- ectomeres
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noun,
any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- Nederland
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noun,
Dutch name of the Netherlands.
- decentres
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verb (used with object),
decenter.
- decenters
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verb (used with object),
to put out of center.
- deceleron
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noun,
an aileron that acts as a brake.
- decedents
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noun,
a deceased person.
- selectmen
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noun,
(in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
- nanometer
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noun,
one billionth of a meter. Abbreviation: nm.
- selectman
-
noun,
(in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
- rectocele
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noun,
a hernia of the rectum into the vagina.
- elastomer
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noun,
an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber or neoprene.
- decameter
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noun,
dekameter.
- decadents
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noun,
a person who is decadent.
- Androcles
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noun,
a slave who was spared in the arena by a lion from whose foot he had long before extracted a thorn.
- decadence
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noun,
the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay:
- reddlemen
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noun,
ruddleman.
- seedeater
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noun,
any of numerous small, tropical American finches, especially of the genus Sporophila.
- seed-corn
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noun,
ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
- redemands
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verb (used with object),
to demand again.
- tolerance
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noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- dead-melt
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verb (used with object),
to melt (steel) until killed.
- moderates
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noun,
a person who is moderate in opinion or opposed to extreme views and actions, especially in politics or religion.
- on-stream
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adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- relocates
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- concentre
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verb (used with or without object),
concenter.
- carotenes
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- connecter
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noun,
connector.
- connected
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adjective,
united, joined, or linked.
- conelrads
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noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- condenser
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noun,
a person or thing that condenses.
- condensed
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adjective,
reduced in volume, area, length, or scope; shortened:
- concretes
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noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- concerted
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- concerned
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- concenter
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or converge to a common center; concentrate.
- consarned
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adjective,
confounded; damned.
- lannerets
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noun,
the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
- colanders
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noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- coeternal
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adjective,
existing with another eternally.
- latecomer
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noun,
a person who arrives late:
- rondelets
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, consisting of five lines on two rhymes, and having the opening words or word used after the second and fifth lines as an unrhymed refrain.
- cerements
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noun,
a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
- lemonades
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noun,
a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.
- Claremont
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- clarences
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noun,
a closed, four-wheeled carriage, usually with a glass front, with seats inside for four persons.
- Clarendon
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noun,
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of, 1609–74, British statesman and historian.
- laddermen
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noun,
a firefighter who is a member of a hook-and-ladder company.
- Constance
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noun,
Lake. German Boden·see. a lake in W Europe, bounded by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 46 miles (74 km) long; 207 sq. mi. (536 sq. km).
- remanence
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noun,
the magnetic flux that remains in a magnetic circuit after an applied magnetomotive force has been removed.
- renascent
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adjective,
being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
- mestranol
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noun,
an estrogen, C 21 H 26 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- endoderms
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noun,
Also called endoblast. Embryology. the innermost cell layer of the embryo in its gastrula stage.
- mesorecta
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noun,
the mesentery of the rectum.
- Mescalero
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noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who originally inhabited northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. east of the Rio Grande, have intermarried with the Chiricahua and Lipan, and are presently situated in New Mexico.
- cretonnes
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noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- Crescendo
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noun,
Music.
a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force.
a musical passage characterized by such an increase.
the performance of a crescendo passage:
- decorates
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verb (used with object),
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
- crenelate
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adjective,
crenelated.
- entoderms
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noun,
endoderm.
- entrances
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- calenders
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noun,
a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
- McAlester
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noun,
a city in E Oklahoma.
- calescent
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adjective,
growing warm; increasing in heat.
- credences
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noun,
belief as to the truth of something:
- cameleers
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noun,
a camel driver.
- tendances
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noun,
attention; care; ministration, as to the sick.
- Esdraelon
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noun,
a plain in N Israel, extending from the Mediterranean near Mt. Carmel to the Jordan River: scene of ancient battles.
- canescent
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adjective,
covered with whitish or grayish pubescence, as certain plants.
- cornmeals
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- corelates
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- Cantonese
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
- resonance
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noun,
the state or quality of being resonant.
- Decorated
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adjective,
(often initial capital letter) of pertaining to, or characteristic of the English gothic architecture of the late 13th through the late 14th centuries, characterized by curvilinear tracery, elaborate ornamental sculpture and vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.
- remolades
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noun,
rémoulade.
- salometer
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noun,
salinometer.
- raddlemen
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noun,
ruddleman.
- tradesmen
-
noun,
a person engaged in trade.
- nonleaded
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adjective,
lead-free.
- nonmetals
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noun,
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- ealdormen
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noun,
alderman.
- demeanors
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noun,
conduct; behavior; deportment.
- transcend
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verb (used with object),
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed:
- adornment
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noun,
something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory:
- dentalmen
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noun,
an enlisted person working as a dental assistant.
- decrement
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noun,
the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction.
- Doncaster
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noun,
a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- ordnances
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noun,
cannon or artillery.
- descender
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noun,
a person or thing that descends.
- Desdemona
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's Othello) Othello's wife, murdered by her husband as a result of jealousy instilled by Iago.
- accentors
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- desecrate
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verb (used with object),
to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- oleanders
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noun,
a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- Decretals
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noun,
a papal decree authoritatively determining some point of doctrine or church law.
- ornaments
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noun,
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
- nematodes
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noun,
any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm.
- nemertean
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noun,
any member of the invertebrate phylum Nemertea, comprising the ribbon worms.
- ectoderms
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noun,
the outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.
- decenter
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verb (used with object),
to put out of center.
- eternals
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- corelate
-
verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- Eteocles
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noun,
a son of Oedipus and the brother of Polynices, by whom he was slain.
Compare Seven against Thebes (def 1).
- sclerema
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noun,
sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin.
- canteens
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- scleroma
-
noun,
a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- coracles
-
noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- cornmeal
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- corselet
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noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- stranded
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noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- Cortland
-
noun,
a city in central New York.
- tendance
-
noun,
attention; care; ministration, as to the sick.
- ornament
-
noun,
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
- straddle
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noun,
an act or instance of straddling.
- meanders
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noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- contemns
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- contends
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- cosecant
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noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- ectosarc
-
noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- McDonald
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noun,
David John, 1902–79, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1952–65.
- dermato-
-
- lactones
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- oddments
-
noun,
an odd article, bit, remnant, or the like.
- resonant
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noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- resonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- Masorete
-
noun,
one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- acetones
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- carotene
-
noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- solander
-
noun,
a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- connects
-
adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- Scotland
-
noun,
a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- treadles
-
noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- Conelrad
-
noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- racemose
-
adjective,
Botany.
having the form of a raceme.
arranged in racemes.
- cremates
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- entoderm
-
noun,
endoderm.
- cadences
-
noun,
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
- cadenced
-
noun,
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
- Democrat
-
noun,
an advocate of democracy.
- serenade
-
noun,
a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
- Mercedes
-
noun,
a city in SW Uruguay, on the Río Negro.
- treacles
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- demetons
-
noun,
either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
- Crescent
-
noun,
a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
- ensconce
-
verb (used with object),
to settle securely or snugly:
- cretonne
-
noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- notecase
-
noun,
billfold.
- endosarc
-
noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- entrance
-
noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- Caerleon
-
noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- ectoderm
-
noun,
the outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.
- cameleer
-
noun,
a camel driver.
- scrannel
-
adjective,
thin or slight.
- Scranton
-
noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- Cranston
-
noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- stonemen
-
noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- nematode
-
noun,
any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm.
- Stoneman
-
noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- seadrome
-
noun,
a floating airdrome serving as an intermediate or emergency landing place for aircraft flying over water.
- Menderes
-
noun,
Adnan [ahd-nahn] /ˈɑd nɑn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1961, Turkish political leader: premier 1950–60.
- credence
-
noun,
belief as to the truth of something:
- Menander
-
noun,
342?–291 b.c, Greek writer of comedies.
- entresol
-
noun,
a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
- dendrons
-
noun,
a dendrite.
- Calender
-
noun,
a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
- caldrons
-
noun,
cauldron.
- entrelac
-
noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- acescent
-
adjective,
turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.
- accosted
-
adjective,
(of animals) represented as side by side:
- Casement
-
noun,
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- desolate
-
adjective,
barren or laid waste; devastated:
- Rosedale
-
noun,
a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- cerement
-
noun,
a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
- leadsmen
-
noun,
a sailor who sounds with a lead line.
- rondelet
-
noun,
a short poem of fixed form, consisting of five lines on two rhymes, and having the opening words or word used after the second and fifth lines as an unrhymed refrain.
- sarcenet
-
noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- romances
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- colander
-
noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- Lorestan
-
noun,
Luristan.
- centrals
-
noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- oleaster
-
noun,
an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- almoners
-
noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- oleander
-
noun,
a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- centners
-
noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- talesmen
-
noun,
a person summoned as one of the tales.
- Rosemead
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- coalesce
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to unite in one body or mass.
- centares
-
noun,
centiare.
- clansmen
-
noun,
a member of a clan.
- leotards
-
noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- Clemente
-
noun,
Roberto Walker [roh-bair-toh] /roʊˈbɛər toʊ/ (Show IPA), 1934–72, U.S. baseball player, born in Puerto Rico.
- Clements
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lentando
-
adjective,
becoming slower.
- decorate
-
verb (used with object),
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
- Clarence
-
noun,
a closed, four-wheeled carriage, usually with a glass front, with seats inside for four persons.
- lemonade
-
noun,
a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.
- lean-tos
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- closeted
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- tea-rose
-
noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- cladodes
-
noun,
cladophyll.
- lodestar
-
noun,
a star that shows the way.
- lecterns
-
noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- leasemen
-
noun,
a person who leases land and obtains the rights to its use, especially oil-drilling rights.
- centered
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- lanneret
-
noun,
the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
- accretes
-
adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- Manolete
-
noun,
(Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- accentor
-
noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- mannered
-
adjective,
having manners as specified (usually used in combination):
- Telemann
-
noun,
Georg Philipp [gey-awrk fee-lip,, fil-ip] /geɪˌɔrk ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA), 1681–1767, German composer.
- concerns
-
noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- telerans
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- concerts
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- concrete
-
noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- mandrels
-
noun,
a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- telomere
-
noun,
the segment of DNA that occurs at the ends of chromosomes.
- condemns
-
verb (used with object),
to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- decoders
-
noun,
a person who decodes messages or the like.
- condense
-
verb (used with object),
to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
- ordnance
-
noun,
cannon or artillery.
- norsemen
-
noun,
Northman.
- concents
-
noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- deselect
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge (a trainee) from a program of training.
- coleseed
-
noun,
the seed of the rape.
- comrades
-
noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- landsmen
-
noun,
Also, landman. a person who lives or works on land.
- Landseer
-
noun,
Sir Edwin Henry, 1802–73, English painter, especially of animals.
- Coltrane
-
noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- cenacles
-
noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- lanceted
-
adjective,
having lancet-headed openings.
- madrones
-
noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- lamented
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- concedes
-
verb (used with object),
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
- Celanese
-
- celadons
-
noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- scandent
-
adjective,
climbing, as a plant.
- Ladrones
-
noun,
a thief.
- deserted
-
adjective,
abandoned; forsaken:
- conceals
-
verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- endorsee
-
noun,
a person to whom a negotiable document is endorsed.
- escarole
-
noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- endoderm
-
noun,
Also called endoblast. Embryology. the innermost cell layer of the embryo in its gastrula stage.
- electros
-
noun,
electrotype.
- Ansermet
-
noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- mordents
-
noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- antecede
-
verb (used with object),
to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede:
- Delsarte
-
noun,
François [fran-swah;; French frahn-swa] /frænˈswɑ;; French frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1811–71, French musician and teacher.
- mordants
-
noun,
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- antlered
-
adjective,
having antlers.
- electro-
-
- electron
-
noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- Redstone
-
noun,
a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
- Montreal
-
noun,
a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- Norseman
-
noun,
Northman.
- montanes
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- Monstera
-
noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- redolent
-
adjective,
having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
- nonmetal
-
noun,
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- reasoned
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Ardennes
-
noun,
Forest of, a wooded plateau region in W Europe, in NE France, SE Belgium, and Luxembourg: World War I battle 1914; World War II battle 1944–45.
- selenate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of selenic acid.
- Nordland
-
noun,
a county in N Norway. 14,797 sq. mi. (38,325 sq. km). County seat: Bodö.
- demeanor
-
noun,
conduct; behavior; deportment.
- emeerate
-
noun,
emirate (defs 1, 2).
- emendate
-
verb (used with object),
to emend (a text).
- declared
-
adjective,
publicly avowed or professed; self-confessed:
- Damocles
-
noun,
a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
- norlands
-
noun,
northland.
- toddlers
-
noun,
a person who toddles, especially a young child learning to walk.
- earldoms
-
noun,
Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
- red-lead
-
noun,
an orange to red, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Pb 3 O 4 , obtained by heating litharge in the presence of air: used chiefly as a paint pigment, in the manufacture of glass and glazes, and in storage batteries.
- moderate
-
noun,
a person who is moderate in opinion or opposed to extreme views and actions, especially in politics or religion.
- somedeal
-
adverb,
somewhat.
- decrease
-
noun,
the act or process of decreasing; condition of being decreased; gradual reduction:
- neonates
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- decedent
-
noun,
a deceased person.
- deceased
-
noun,
the deceased.
the particular dead person or persons referred to.
dead persons collectively:
- decresc.
-
- alencons
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- decretal
-
noun,
a papal decree authoritatively determining some point of doctrine or church law.
- reclames
-
noun,
publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
- decentre
-
verb (used with object),
decenter.
- decanter
-
noun,
a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
- selectee
-
noun,
one selected by draft for service in one of the armed forces.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- deemster
-
noun,
a judge of the Isle of Man.
- Redlands
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Andersen
-
noun,
Hans Christian [hanz] /hænz/ (Show IPA), 1805–75, Danish author, especially of fairy tales.
- Anderson
-
noun,
Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel Prize 1936.
- Decadron
-
- decadent
-
noun,
a person who is decadent.
- redcoats
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- east-end
-
noun,
a section of E London, England.
- sonarmen
-
noun,
a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.
- aldermen
-
noun,
a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- anecdote
-
noun,
a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- easement
-
noun,
Law. a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, as right of passage.
- anemones
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- dead-set
-
noun,
a serious or determined attempt; firm effort:
- redemand
-
verb (used with object),
to demand again.
- dalesmen
-
noun,
a person living in a dale or valley, especially in the northern counties of England.
- ectomere
-
noun,
any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- demented
-
adjective,
crazy; insane; mad.
- cleanser
-
noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- ascender
-
noun,
a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
- remolade
-
noun,
rémoulade.
- declares
-
verb (used with object),
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
- remodels
-
verb (used with object),
to model again.
- steelman
-
noun,
a person engaged in the steelmaking business.
- sentence
-
noun,
Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- endocast
-
noun,
endocranial cast.
- remanent
-
adjective,
remaining; left behind.
- endnotes
-
noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- re-lease
-
noun,
a contract for re-leasing land or property.
- relocate
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- demersal
-
adjective,
living or found near or in the deepest part of a body of water.
- steelmen
-
noun,
a person engaged in the steelmaking business.
- Coleman
-
noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- entero-
-
- enteral
-
adjective,
enteric.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- Seeland
-
noun,
Zealand.
- lanners
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- creoles
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- ensnarl
-
verb (used with object),
to entangle in or as in a snarl.
- lantern
-
noun,
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- stereo-
-
- Edmonds
-
noun,
a town in NW Washington.
- lardons
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Desmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- coerces
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- endnote
-
noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- endmost
-
adjective,
farthest; most distant; last:
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- colmars
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- endears
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- conceal
-
verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- Dresden
-
noun,
the capital of Saxony in E Germany, on the Elbe River.
- crenate
-
adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- deletes
-
verb (used with object),
to strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge.
- Laennec
-
noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- Laertes
-
noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- deleads
-
verb (used with object),
to remove lead adhering to (a metal object) after cold-drawing through a die in which the lead served as a lubricant.
- laments
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Demerol
-
- comrade
-
noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- lamster
-
noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- Delanos
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- enteron
-
noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- scalene
-
adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- Landers
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- landmen
-
noun,
landsman1 (def 1).
- dealers
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- delates
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- sarcode
-
noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- Tancred
-
noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- sterno-
-
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- decares
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- demeton
-
noun,
either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
- Edelman
-
noun,
Gerald Maurice, 1929–2014, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1972.
- dolmans
-
noun,
a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
- smolder
-
noun,
dense smoke resulting from slow or suppressed combustion.
- seleno-
-
- Lenotre
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- dodeca-
-
- decease
-
noun,
the act of dying; departure from life; death.
- Docetae
-
plural noun,
early Christian adherents of Docetism.
- sandmen
-
noun,
the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
- lensman
-
noun,
a photographer.
- lensmen
-
noun,
a photographer.
- Demeter
-
noun,
the ancient Greek chthonian goddess of agriculture and the protector of marriage and the social order, identified by the Romans with Ceres. She presided over the Eleusinian mysteries.
- cleomes
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- Leonard
-
noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- demesne
-
noun,
possession of land as one's own:
- docents
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- Sno-Cat
-
- Clement
-
noun,
a male given name.
- leotard
-
noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- decrees
-
noun,
a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law:
- sandlot
-
noun,
a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- coddles
-
verb (used with object),
to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper:
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- deseret
-
noun,
a territory established by the Mormons in 1849 as a proposed state of the Union: was refused admission to the Union by Congress and incorporated in the newly organized Territory of Utah 1850.
- ensnare
-
verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- leaders
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Sandron
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- smelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that smelts.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- dolmens
-
noun,
a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
- Leander
-
noun,
a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
- tandems
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- leaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- decants
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- decanes
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- decanol
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- enolate
-
noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- Learned
-
adjective,
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
- crenels
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- enneads
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- lectern
-
noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- enlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- deadmen
-
noun,
Building Trades. a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor.
- Delorme
-
noun,
Philibert [fee-lee-ber] /fi liˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1515?–70, French architect.
- Delores
-
noun,
a female given name.
- donnees
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- etalons
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- declare
-
verb (used with object),
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
- cormels
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- sclero-
-
- dancers
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- steamer
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- dentals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- seconde
-
noun,
the second of the eight defensive positions.
- eternal
-
noun,
something that is eternal.
- cornels
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- sledder
-
noun,
a person who rides on or steers a sled.
- danders
-
noun,
loose scales formed on the skin and shed from the coat or feathers of various animals, often causing allergic reactions in susceptible persons.
- Cordele
-
noun,
a city in SW Georgia.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- dandles
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
- coracle
-
noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- Scarlet
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- deodars
-
noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contra-
-
- donnard
-
adjective,
stunned; dazed.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- estrade
-
noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- contend
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- daltons
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- demeans
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- enamors
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- erodent
-
adjective,
eroding; erosive:
- cradles
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- enamels
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- costrel
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- dormant
-
adjective,
lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
- stardom
-
noun,
the world or class of professional stars, as of the stage.
- costard
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- escence
-
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- standee
-
noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- denotes
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- Seconal
-
- Emerson
-
noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- enclose
-
verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- emersed
-
adjective,
risen or standing out of water, surrounding leaves, etc.
- steamed
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- corslet
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- slender
-
adjective,
having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length:
- Emerald
-
noun,
a rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem.
- decocts
-
verb (used with object),
to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
- creance
-
noun,
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
- credent
-
adjective,
Archaic. believing.
- elodeas
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- concede
-
verb (used with object),
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
- earldom
-
noun,
Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
- entrees
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- dartles
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- demands
-
noun,
the act of demanding.
- slander
-
noun,
defamation; calumny:
- Electra
-
noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- condemn
-
verb (used with object),
to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- ladrone
-
noun,
a thief.
- descent
-
noun,
the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
- electr-
-
- elector
-
noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- elected
-
noun,
elect (def 10).
- demotes
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- concert
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- cremate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- Eleanor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elaters
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- concern
-
noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- dements
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- Cremona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- decodes
-
verb (used with object),
to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- concent
-
noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- deadens
-
verb (used with object),
to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken:
- decoder
-
noun,
a person who decodes messages or the like.
- dendro-
-
- secrete
-
noun,
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- dotards
-
noun,
a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person.
- contemn
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Elenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- constr.
-
- dermat-
-
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- Darlene
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
- staddle
-
noun,
the lower part of a stack of hay or the like.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- element
-
noun,
a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis:
- stearo-
-
- descend
-
verb (used with object),
to move downward upon or along; go or climb down (stairs, a hill, etc.).
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- encodes
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- decerns
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- darnels
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- encores
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Donalds
-
noun,
a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”.
- descant
-
noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- connect
-
adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- Dendron
-
noun,
a dendrite.
- ladders
-
noun,
a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- endorse
-
noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Alceste
-
noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- Alcmene
-
noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- marcels
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- tercels
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- Marlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- noddles
-
noun,
the head or brain.
- Marston
-
noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- cleanse
-
verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- remotes
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- cartels
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- martele
-
adjective,
martellato.
- reddens
-
verb (used with object),
to make or cause to become red.
- Terence
-
noun,
(Publius Terentius Afer) c190–159? b.c, Roman playwright.
- randoms
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- merlots
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- matrons
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- Carlton
-
noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- merlons
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- Carlson
-
noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- Carleen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- redacts
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- teredos
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- retenes
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- remodel
-
verb (used with object),
to model again.
- normans
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- Redmond
-
noun,
John Edward, 1856–1918, Irish political leader.
- normals
-
adjective,
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- remnant
-
noun,
a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- Celeste
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “heavenly.”.
- radomes
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- norland
-
noun,
northland.
- Celesta
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- Celaeno
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- amerces
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- redeems
-
verb (used with object),
to buy or pay off; clear by payment:
- Clemens
-
noun,
Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- teeners
-
noun,
a teenager.
- malteds
-
noun,
malted milk.
- Maltese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Malta.
- maltose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- mandrel
-
noun,
a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- anemone
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- Telamon
-
noun,
atlas (def 5).
- Manners
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- Teleran
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- reddles
-
noun, verb (used with object),
ruddle.
- mannose
-
noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- astrol.
-
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- mortals
-
noun,
a human being.
- caldron
-
noun,
cauldron.
- Tenedos
-
noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- candles
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- tonners
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- neatens
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- candent
-
adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- reclame
-
noun,
publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
- melders
-
noun,
the quantity of meal ground at one time; the yield of meal from a crop or specific amount of grain.
- cancels
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- tonemes
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- natrons
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Melrose
-
noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- calends
-
noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- melano-
-
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- camlets
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- tendons
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- melters
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- Cameron
-
noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- meltons
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- Camelot
-
noun,
the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
- menaces
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- recedes
-
verb (used with object),
to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
- candors
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Caedmon
-
noun,
fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
- Mercado
-
noun,
a market.
- Cadence
-
noun,
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
- torsade
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- Alencon
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- rescale
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- tenners
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- meander
-
noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- Na-Dene
-
noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- measled
-
adjective,
(of swine or other livestock) affected with measles.
- neonate
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Neocene
-
adjective, noun,
Neogene.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- canteen
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- menders
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- almoner
-
noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- medalet
-
noun,
a small medal, usually no larger than 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter.
- nemato-
-
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- meddles
-
verb (used without object),
to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly:
- medlars
-
noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- Needles
-
noun,
a town in SE California: on Colorado River at Arizona line.
- Menorca
-
noun,
Minorca.
- Mendota
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in S Wisconsin, in N Madison. About 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- rennets
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- madrone
-
noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- Celadon
-
noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- raddles
-
noun,
ruddle.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- accrete
-
adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- loments
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- Londres
-
noun,
a cylindrically shaped cigar of medium to large size.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- morales
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- mordant
-
noun,
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- cestode
-
noun,
a parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms.
- armlets
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Rostand
-
noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oersted
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic pole of unit strength when undergoing a force of one dyne in a vacuum. Abbreviation: Oe.
- oddment
-
noun,
an odd article, bit, remnant, or the like.
- cermets
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- toddles
-
noun,
the act of toddling.
- rondels
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- tedders
-
noun,
a person who teds.
- cerato-
-
- cerates
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerated
-
adjective,
covered with wax.
- transl.
-
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- mordent
-
noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- related
-
adjective,
associated; connected.
- accords
-
noun,
proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- antero-
-
- loaders
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- moneran
-
noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- cleaner
-
noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- areoles
-
noun,
an areola.
- one-man
-
adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- tsardom
-
noun,
czardom.
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- Saddler
-
noun,
a person who makes, repairs, or sells saddlery.
- Mondale
-
noun,
Walter Frederick ("Fritz") born 1928, U.S. politician: senator 1965–77; vice president 1977–81.
- omelets
-
noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- monster
-
noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- clarets
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- monades
-
noun,
plural of monas.
- reedman
-
noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- cladode
-
noun,
cladophyll.
- Olmsted
-
noun,
Frederick Law, 1822–1903, U.S. landscape architect.
- trodden
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- oleates
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- reedmen
-
noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- oldster
-
noun,
an old or elderly person.
- clamors
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- Montale
-
noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- montane
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- accedes
-
verb (used without object),
to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- molders
-
noun,
a person or thing that molds.
- ordeals
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- accents
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- tenders
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- toddler
-
noun,
a person who toddles, especially a young child learning to walk.
- maddens
-
verb (used with object),
to anger or infuriate:
- moreens
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- macrons
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- centner
-
noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- arseno-
-
- centare
-
noun,
centiare.
- centals
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- release
-
noun,
a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.
- Tlemcen
-
noun,
a city in NW Algeria.
- treacle
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- central
-
noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- madders
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Rubia, especially the climbing R. tinctorum, of Europe, having open clusters of small, yellowish flowers.
Compare madder family.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- maddest
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- relents
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- rodents
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- racemes
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- cenacle
-
noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- Maderno
-
noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- cements
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- remands
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- moderne
-
adjective,
pretentiously modern; striving to appear modern but lacking style or conviction.
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- centres
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- moderns
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- Orleans
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- MacLeod
-
noun,
Fiona, Sharp, William.
- treadle
-
noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- centro-
-
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- edemas
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- elect.
-
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Seddon
-
noun,
Richard John, 1845–1906, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1893–1906.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Edmond
-
noun,
a town in central Oklahoma.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- redden
-
verb (used with object),
to make or cause to become red.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- Eldred
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “old” and “counsel.”.
- seldom
-
adverb,
on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often:
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- eldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Ederle
-
noun,
Gertrude Caroline, 1906–2003, U.S. swimmer.
- Seeder
-
noun,
a person or thing that seeds.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- reddle
-
noun, verb (used with object),
ruddle.
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- elated
-
adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- redeem
-
verb (used with object),
to buy or pay off; clear by payment:
- seemer
-
noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- elders
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- Selden
-
noun,
George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
- rectos
-
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- narco-
-
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- dorsad
-
adverb,
toward the back or dorsum; dorsally.
- occas.
-
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- dotard
-
noun,
a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- dreads
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- raddle
-
noun,
ruddle.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- Norman
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- dolman
-
noun,
a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
- omelet
-
noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- dolmas
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- dolmen
-
noun,
a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- oldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- donnee
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- oedema
-
noun,
edema.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Donald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- needed
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- nested
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- nemat-
-
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- needle
-
noun,
a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- necro-
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Selene
-
noun,
the Greek goddess of the moon.
Compare Thyone.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- selen-
-
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- eddoes
-
noun,
the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.
- recede
-
verb (used with object),
to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nomads
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- noddle
-
noun,
the head or brain.
- sendee
-
noun,
the person to whom something is sent.
- Semele
-
noun,
a daughter of Cadmus and mother, by Zeus, of Dionysus.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- netmen
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- Eccles
-
noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Malden
-
noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- lameds
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- MAeroE
-
- dorsal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- malted
-
noun,
malted milk.
- landed
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- madder
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Rubia, especially the climbing R. tinctorum, of Europe, having open clusters of small, yellowish flowers.
Compare madder family.
- Landon
-
noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Madden
-
verb (used with object),
to anger or infuriate:
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- scaled
-
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.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- Mandel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- McLeod
-
- lacto-
-
- McCrae
-
noun,
John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- masto-
-
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- ladder
-
noun,
a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- manned
-
noun,
an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- marled
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- manner
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- macro-
-
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- sacro-
-
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- sadden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sad.
- saddle
-
noun,
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Lenten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- salted
-
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.
- loaded
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Maced.
-
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- sarco-
-
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- leaded
-
adjective,
(of gasoline) containing tetraethyllead.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- Elodea
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- metro-
-
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- metal.
-
- mestee
-
noun,
mustee.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- ennead
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- merles
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- merdes
-
noun,
excrement.
- Merced
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Elsene
-
noun,
Dutch name of Ixelles.
- monads
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- emcees
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- emeers
-
noun,
emir.
- molder
-
noun,
a person or thing that molds.
- emends
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- Modred
-
noun,
the nephew and treacherous killer of Arthur.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- secede
-
verb (used without object),
to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- enter-
-
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- esteem
-
noun,
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- MedScD
-
- medlar
-
noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- meddle
-
verb (used without object),
to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly:
- meccas
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- measle
-
noun,
singular of measles (def 3).
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- eterne
-
adjective,
eternal.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
-
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- scato-
-
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- melan-
-
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- mender
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- Mendel
-
noun,
Gregor Johann [greg-er yoh-hahn;; German grey-gawr yoh-hahn] /ˈgrɛg ər ˈyoʊ hɑn;; German ˈgreɪ gɔr ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- Eocene
-
noun,
the Eocene Epoch or Series.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Melder
-
noun,
the quantity of meal ground at one time; the yield of meal from a crop or specific amount of grain.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- melter
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- screed
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- Melete
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses, the Muse of meditation.
Compare Aoede, mneme (def 2).
- Melena
-
noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- melees
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- escent
-
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- dadoes
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- amerce
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- Steele
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1672–1729, English essayist, journalist, dramatist, and political leader; born in Ireland.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- Camden
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Dacron
-
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- tarso-
-
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- Cleome
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- damned
-
noun,
the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- damsel
-
noun,
a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.
- calced
-
adjective,
(chiefly of members of certain religious orders) wearing shoes; shod.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- andro-
-
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steno-
-
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- cteno-
-
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- damson
-
noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- stacc.
-
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- Almond
-
noun,
the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- deaden
-
verb (used with object),
to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken:
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- dealer
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- dander
-
- dandle
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- darned
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleans
-
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- clado-
-
- contr.
-
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- astro-
-
- contd.
-
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- astron
-
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- teredo
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- corded
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Comdr.
-
- Comdt.
-
- colent
-
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- arsen-
-
- toddle
-
noun,
the act of toddling.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Tadmor
-
noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- anemo-
-
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- coddle
-
verb (used with object),
to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper:
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- addles
-
adjective,
mentally confused; muddled.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- CERMET
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- dement
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- accord
-
noun,
proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- adeno-
-
- solder
-
noun,
any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- demode
-
adjective,
no longer in fashion; out of date; outmoded.
- demean
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- Admete
-
noun,
a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- delate
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- adren-
-
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- demand
-
noun,
the act of demanding.
- delete
-
verb (used with object),
to strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- accel.
-
- Tedder
-
noun,
a person who teds.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- cerat-
-
- adeems
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- Deland
-
noun,
Margaret (Margaretta Wade Campbell Deland) 1857–1945, U.S. novelist.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- dendra
-
noun,
a plural of dendron.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- deodar
-
noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- denom.
-
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- centr-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- celto-
-
- demote
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- dermo-
-
- adders
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- aceto-
-
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- dendr-
-
- dermal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the skin.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- delead
-
verb (used with object),
to remove lead adhering to (a metal object) after cold-drawing through a die in which the lead served as a lubricant.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- adreno
-
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- decade
-
noun,
a period of ten years:
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- decree
-
noun,
a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law:
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- decode
-
verb (used with object),
to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- dedans
-
noun,
a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court.
Compare grille (def 5), winning gallery.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- decoct
-
verb (used with object),
to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- decent
-
adjective,
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Deccan
-
noun,
the entire peninsula of India S of the Narmada River.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- sodden
-
noun,
the act of seething.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- trans.
-
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- teleo-
-
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- accede
-
verb (used without object),
to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Aeetes
-
noun,
a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.
- alders
-
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- aeron.
-
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- decare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- somat-
-
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- astr.
-
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meta-
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- term.
-
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- 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.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Metol
-
- metr-
-
- telo-
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tera-
-
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- meso-
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- atmo-
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- melds
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- melee
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- canc.
-
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Card.
-
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- Cant.
-
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Medea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- caco-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- masc.
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- teno-
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- retd.
-
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Caddo
-
noun,
a member of any of several North American Indian tribes formerly located in Arkansas, Louisiana, and eastern Texas, and now living in Oklahoma.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- matr-
-
- calc-
-
- Tenn.
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- mast-
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- meno-
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- nona-
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- aero-
-
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- aden-
-
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- noct-
-
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Alcor
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- acet-
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- acct.
-
- ordn.
-
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- AC/DC
-
adjective,
sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 30-30
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- addnl
-
- addle
-
adjective,
mentally confused; muddled.
- oste-
-
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- adder
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- actos
-
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- acro-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- octa-
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- treas
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Mont.
-
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- anon.
-
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- annot
-
- 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.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- modal
-
noun,
modal auxiliary.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- model
-
noun,
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Arnel
-
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- areo-
-
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Armen
-
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- molds
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- naso-
-
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- AMEDS
-
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nears
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Nedda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- redds
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- MSEnt
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- andr-
-
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- rect.
-
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- AMORC
-
- nano-
-
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Amer.
-
- tele-
-
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Scot.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- stome
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- sero-
-
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- ento-
-
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- demo-
-
- conc.
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- Conn.
-
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Scand
-
- Const
-
- 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.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- dedal
-
adjective,
daedal.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Comr.
-
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Cons.
-
- cont.
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- lact-
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- dread
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- deads
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- eccl.
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Deere
-
noun,
John, 1804–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of farm implements.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dated
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- Srta.
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- darts
-
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Decca
-
noun,
a British radio navigational aid by which a fix is obtained by determining phase difference between continuous-wave signals from two synchronized fixed signals.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- decl.
-
- Eddas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- decd.
-
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- deca-
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- ecol.
-
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deeds
-
noun,
something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act:
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- elem.
-
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- dados
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- encl.
-
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- endo-
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- emcee
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- sect.
-
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- tears
-
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- dolma
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Lords
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 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.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- desc.
-
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- domed
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- domal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a domal sound.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- 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
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- male-
-
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cert.
-
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Macc.
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- coel-
-
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- dent.
-
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- 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.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- coele
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 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.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- 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.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- sarc-
-
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Cmdr.
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- derm-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lect.
-
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- econ.
-
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tRNA
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- sld.
-
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Sol.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Ont.
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- OSRD
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RADM
-
- ord.
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- soln
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tron
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- rad.
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- RNAS
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- TDRS
-
- Tasm
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Sam.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Saml
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- ter.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- 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.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- ten.
-
- Rom.
-
- std.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- 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.
- Sem.
-
- Sra.
-
- sec.
-
- Ste.
-
- tonn
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- SRAM
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- TODS
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- rel.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Todd
-
noun,
Alexander Robertus [roh-bur-tuh s] /roʊˈbɜr təs/ (Show IPA), (Baron of Trumpington) 1907–97, Scottish chemist: Nobel prize 1957.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Redd
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- str.
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- scr.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- lond
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- cene
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- cen.
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- deed
-
noun,
something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act:
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dado
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- clar
-
- Ltd.
-
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Can.
-
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Man.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- MDES
-
- mdnt
-
- mdse
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Cdr.
-
- Danl
-
- med.
-
- Dard
-
noun,
Also, Dardic. a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir, northern Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan, and including Kashmiri.
- CCls
-
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- MALS
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- MADD
-
noun,
Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- MAEd
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mal-
-
- MALD
-
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Dom.
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- ect-
-
- Cort
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cor.
-
- ence
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cond
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eco-
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Con.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Esd.
-
- end-
-
- enc.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Cres
-
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EDTA
-
- eddo
-
noun,
the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.
- Edda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EEOC
-
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- 1080
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- ctr.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- crat
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cts.
-
- coml
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cmon
-
- cml.
-
- lea.
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- eso-
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- comd
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Com.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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).
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- non-
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nos-
-
- not-
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- DMSO
-
- amdt
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- DMDT
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neem
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- neo-
-
- DCNL
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ands
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ance
-
- amt.
-
- DDSc
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- AMLS
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- Dem.
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- OECD
-
- OEEC
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- acc.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Den.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Del.
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Odds
-
noun,
the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else:
- dead
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Aldm
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Ald.
-
- Alco
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Dec.
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- dlr.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- acr-
-
- Adm.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- adds
-
noun,
Journalism. copy added to a completed story.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- addn
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- OCDM
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- Oct.
-
- 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.
- ant.
-
- ann.
-
- 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.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- mod.
-
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- ates
-
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- ator
-
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- atm.
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- dat.
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- men-
-
- ment
-
- MNAS
-
- cac-
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- ASTM
-
- DASD
-
noun,
an external storage device, as a magnetic disk storage unit, in which the access mechanism and storage medium can be positioned directly at the addresses sought to read or write specific data items.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- NASD
-
- dol.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Arm.
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- NCTE
-
- NDAC
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- NDSL
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- ASME
-
- MScD
-
- MSAE
-
- msec
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- MSEE
-
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- MSCE
-
- mRNA
-
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- asc-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- DDT
-
- DEA
-
- DSO
-
- DCM
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- DSC
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- CTC
-
- DSM
-
- dd.
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- DAR
-
- DAD
-
noun,
father.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- DEd
-
- Sr.
-
- de-
-
- St.
-
- do.
-
- DAE
-
- DCL
-
- DDR
-
- DCS
-
- Sta
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DOA
-
- DDS
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- CTA
-
- ons
-
- CST
-
- tlr
-
- ANC
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ard
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ARS
-
- TMO
-
- tlo
-
- AMS
-
- TLC
-
- ase
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- AME
-
- cc.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- AMC
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ALC
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALM
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ca.
-
- Co.
-
- STL
-
- TAL
-
- CMC
-
- CMD
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CNC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CNM
-
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CLR
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRC
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSC
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- STM
-
- CMA
-
- Clo
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CCA
-
- CCD
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- CDC
-
- TCA
-
- CDT
-
- CEA
-
- CEC
-
- CED
-
- CEO
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- cle
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TDD
-
- TCS
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- MLS
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MLR
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- MLD
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOR
-
- MDT
-
- MST
-
- NCO
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- MTS
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- Mt.
-
- MSN
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MSE
-
- MSD
-
- MSA
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCR
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LSC
-
- Md.
-
- Mc-
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- DET
-
- LSM
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Mo.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- LON
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Me.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- rnd
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Mao
-
- RLD
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- MSL
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MSC
-
- NAD
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- sd.
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OCC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- ose
-
- OTC
-
- OCR
-
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- OED
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- OCD
-
- OCS
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ola
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ODT
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODD
-
noun,
something that is odd.
- Rd.
-
- RCS
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- REA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- RDA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- RDC
-
- RDS
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- NCC
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RCA
-
- NES
-
- Re.
-
- nr.
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NOC
-
- NNE
-
- NMR
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- RTS
-
- LST
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDD
-
- EDC
-
- ed.
-
- EDT
-
- ECM
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EEC
-
- ean
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EEE
-
- ONR
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- SED
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAM
-
- se-
-
- DMS
-
- SMD
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DOD
-
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- DMT
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SMA
-
- DML
-
- DMD
-
- DMA
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- DLS
-
- DLO
-
- DLC
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- SLR
-
- ead
-
- dtd
-
- ea.
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- DST
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DSR
-
- DSA
-
- SLA
-
- DRE
-
- Dr.
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- SLE
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- EMR
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ScD
-
- LSD
-
- Lt.
-
- LMT
-
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- sc.
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LCA
-
- ETS
-
- LCD
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- Ld.
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- SAR
-
- LDC
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- La.
-
- LDS
-
- ETR
-
- ESR
-
- SDR
-
- SDA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- ERT
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- SCM
-
- LOC
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ETO
-
- LM
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SA
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- DN
-
- OA
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- ol
-
- AO
-
- S.
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- TC
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- DM
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- ln
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- LR
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- SN
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- TD
-
- O.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- ND
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- L.
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- MN
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- CM
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- CE
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SM
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- TN
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- L1
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- TM
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- N.
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- TL
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- LC
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- D.
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- RO
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- le
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RC
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- RN
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- NL
-
- dl
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- t.
-
- L2
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- NM
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- SL
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