Anagrams of negotiables
Word negotiables has
1639 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of negotiables.
- negotiable
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noun,
negotiables, negotiable bonds, stocks, etc.
- anglesite
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noun,
a mineral, lead sulfate, PbSO 4 , found in massive deposits and in colorless or variously tinted crystals: a minor ore of lead.
- tailbones
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noun,
the coccyx.
- legations
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noun,
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- obligates
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verb (used with object),
to bind or oblige morally or legally:
- tangibles
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noun,
something tangible, especially a tangible asset.
- gelations
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noun,
solidification by cold; freezing.
- elongates
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adjective,
extended; lengthened.
- bilestone
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noun,
gallstone.
- nose-bag
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noun,
feed bag (def 1).
- stabling
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noun,
accommodation for horses or other draft or farm animals in a stable.
- aglisten
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adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- Belitong
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noun,
Billiton.
- notables
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noun,
a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
- elongate
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adjective,
extended; lengthened.
- beignets
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noun,
a fritter or doughnut.
- beltings
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noun,
material for belts.
- obligees
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noun,
Law.
a person to whom another is obligated or bound.
a person to whom a bond is given.
- ensilage
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noun,
the preservation of green fodder in a silo or pit.
- tangible
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noun,
something tangible, especially a tangible asset.
- Nobelist
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noun,
a person who is awarded a Nobel prize.
- genitals
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plural noun,
genitalia.
- gelatins
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- baseline
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noun,
Baseball. the area between bases within which a base runner must keep when running from one base to another.
- Bastogne
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noun,
a town in SE Belgium: in World War II U.S. forces besieged here during German counteroffensive in 1944.
- tangelos
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noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- gasoline
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noun,
a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- gasolene
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noun,
gasoline.
- lineages
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- begonias
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noun,
any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
- beatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- Gabonese
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noun,
an inhabitant or native of Gabon.
- stealing
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- gentiles
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noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- Balinese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Bali.
- tailbone
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noun,
the coccyx.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- obligate
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adjective,
morally or legally bound; obliged; constrained.
- gelation
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noun,
solidification by cold; freezing.
- legatine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- sagenite
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noun,
a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
- botanies
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noun,
the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
- Angolese
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noun,
a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- betonies
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noun,
a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- betaines
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C 5 H 11 NO 2 , usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
- instable
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adjective,
not stable; unstable.
- antilogs
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noun,
antilogarithm.
- boatings
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noun,
the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
- latigoes
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noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- signable
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adjective,
suitable for signing, as in being satisfactory, appropriate, or complete:
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- biltongs
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noun,
(in South Africa) strips of lean meat dried in the open air.
- legation
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noun,
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- ebonites
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noun,
vulcanite.
- tensible
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adjective,
capable of being stretched; tensile.
- egalites
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noun,
equality.
- egestion
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noun,
the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
- stilbene
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noun,
a colorless to slightly yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 14 H 12 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes (stilbene dyes)
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- genoise
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noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- Gentile
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noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- genito-
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- antilog
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noun,
antilogarithm.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- Antibes
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noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- basinet
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- geneal.
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- Iobates
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noun,
a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
- ignoble
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adjective,
of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base:
- gentles
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adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- bagnios
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noun,
a brothel.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- bitonal
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adjective,
marked by or using bitonality.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- globins
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noun,
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
- globate
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adjective,
shaped like a globe.
- glisten
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noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- Astilbe
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noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- tangelo
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noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- bailees
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- Gleason
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noun,
Jackie (Herbert John Gleason"The Great One") 1916–87, U.S. comedian and actor.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- giblets
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plural noun,
the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
- baleens
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noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- etoiles
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- bengals
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noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- egalite
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noun,
equality.
- ebonite
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noun,
vulcanite.
- ebonist
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noun,
a worker in ebony.
- ebonies
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noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- bestial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- betaine
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C 5 H 11 NO 2 , usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- telegas
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noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- eaglets
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noun,
a young eagle.
- tenable
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adjective,
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute:
- tensile
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adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- biltong
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noun,
(in South Africa) strips of lean meat dried in the open air.
- bonitas
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noun,
a female given name.
- boneset
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Eupatorium, especially E. perfoliatum, of North America, having white flowers in a flat-topped cluster.
- boating
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noun,
the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
- boatels
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noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- tiglons
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noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- biogens
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noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- blasto-
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- Bengali
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.
- elegant
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adjective,
tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc.:
- basting
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noun,
sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- bastion
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noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- tingles
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noun,
a tingling sensation.
- tangles
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- galiots
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noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- beastie
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noun,
Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt.
- beating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- Beatles
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noun,
the (used with a plural verb) British rock-'n'-roll group (1962–70) including George Harrison, (born 1943), John (Winston) Lennon [len-uh n] /ˈlɛn ən/ (Show IPA) (1940–80), Paul (James) McCartney [muh-kahrt-nee] /məˈkɑrt ni/ (Show IPA) (born 1942), and Ringo [ring-goh] /ˈrɪŋ goʊ/ (Show IPA), Starr, (Richard Starkey) (born 1940).
- gabions
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noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- etalons
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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.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- elegist
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noun,
the author of an elegy.
- begonia
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noun,
any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- beignet
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noun,
a fritter or doughnut.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- enables
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verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- Belgian
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Belgium.
- belongs
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Verb phrases,
belong to,
to be the property of:
to be a part or adjunct of:
- eloigns
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- Beltane
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noun,
an ancient Celtic festival observed on May Day in Scotland and Ireland to mark the beginning of summer.
- belting
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noun,
material for belts.
- elegits
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noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- Stiegel
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noun,
Henry William, 1729–85, German iron and glass manufacturer in America.
- Gobelin
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adjective,
made at the tapestry factory established in Paris in the 15th century by the Gobelins, a French family of dyers and weavers.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- albites
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- agonies
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noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- lineage
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- Nogales
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noun,
a town in S Arizona.
- lentigo
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noun,
a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- notable
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noun,
a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
- slating
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noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- longies
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noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- Abilene
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noun,
a city in central Texas.
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- Alebion
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- agonist
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noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- oblates
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noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- lisente
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noun,
plural of sente.
- obligee
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noun,
Law.
a person to whom another is obligated or bound.
a person to whom a bond is given.
- stabile
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- obliges
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verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- obtains
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- onstage
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adverb,
on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- ligates
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- lingoes
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noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- singlet
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noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- oleates
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- lasting
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noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- soilage
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noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- niobate
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noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- seleno-
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- Anglist
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noun,
Anglicist.
- Selenga
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noun,
a river in N central Asia, flowing E and N through the NW Mongolian People's Republic through the Buryat Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- latigos
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noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- Senegal
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Capital: Dakar.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- albinos
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- legates
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noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- Angeles
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noun,
a city in the Philippines, on S central Luzon.
- negates
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verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- nestle
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verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- obtain
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- elegit
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noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- oblige
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verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- oblate
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noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- oblast
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noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- Engels
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noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
- eloign
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- slogan
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noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- Obelia
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- Eloise
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noun,
a female given name.
- nobles
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noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- enable
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verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- elites
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- bogles
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noun,
a bogy; specter.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- seeing
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noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- Bonita
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noun,
a female given name.
- selen-
-
- bolita
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noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- boites
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noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- bogans
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noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- boatel
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noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- tiglon
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noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- bloats
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noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- blites
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noun,
sea blite.
- bleats
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- botels
-
noun,
boatel.
- 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.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- Egesta
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noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- teleg.
-
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- telega
-
noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- teleo-
-
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- eaglet
-
noun,
a young eagle.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- goblet
-
noun,
a drinking glass with a foot and stem.
- gobies
-
noun,
any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- goatee
-
noun,
a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- globin
-
noun,
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
- gloats
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- gleets
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- goblin
-
noun,
a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
- glebes
-
noun,
Also called glebe land. Chiefly British. the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- stable
-
noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- lieges
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- Gibson
-
noun,
a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- stego-
-
- labio-
-
- steno-
-
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- latigo
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- tables
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- legate
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- legato
-
adjective, adverb,
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- 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.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Galton
-
noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- galiot
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- gables
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- gabion
-
noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- gabies
-
noun,
a fool.
- sobeit
-
conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- Geisel
-
noun,
Theodor Seuss [soos] /sus/ (Show IPA), ("Dr. Seuss") 1904–91, U.S. humorist, illustrator, and author of children's books.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- giblet
-
plural noun,
the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
- Gibeon
-
noun,
a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- gentle
-
adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- ligno-
-
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- genit.
-
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- longi-
-
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- lobate
-
adjective,
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- belgas
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- begone
-
verb (used without object),
to go away; depart (usually used in the imperative).
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Tobies
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- begins
-
verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- Bengal
-
noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- Beagle
-
noun,
one of a breed of small hounds having long ears, short legs, and a usually black, tan, and white coat.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- betise
-
noun,
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- bating
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- beiges
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Anglo-
-
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- binges
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- albeit
-
conjunction,
although; even if:
- 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.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- aniso-
-
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- albite
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- begats
-
plural noun,
genealogical lists, especially those in the Old Testament.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- Besant
-
noun,
bezant.
- Belgae
-
noun,
an ancient chiefly Celtic people that lived in northern Gaul.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- begets
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
- Beaton
-
noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- beaten
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Benoit
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- angio-
-
- absent
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- Belsen
-
noun,
locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- biogas
-
noun,
any gas fuel derived from the decay of organic matter, as the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial decomposition of sewage, manure, garbage, or plant crops.
- biogen
-
noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- belong
-
Verb phrases,
belong to,
to be the property of:
to be a part or adjunct of:
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Beloit
-
noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- baleen
-
noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- bangle
-
noun,
a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Belton
-
noun,
a town in W Missouri.
- betels
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bingos
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- beings
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- bingle
-
noun,
base hit.
- basnet
-
noun,
basinet.
- bagnio
-
noun,
a brothel.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- lang.
-
- 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.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- 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.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anis-
-
- angi-
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Angl.
-
- leges
-
noun,
plural of lex.
- 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.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Legis
-
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- bagel
-
noun,
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
- Globe
-
noun,
the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- globs
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Gobat
-
noun,
Albert [French al-ber] /French alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Swiss lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- IATSE
-
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- gleet
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Balt.
-
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- glees
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- gleba
-
noun,
the sporogenous tissue forming the central part of the sporophore in certain fungi, as in puffballs and stinkhorns.
- glebe
-
noun,
Also called glebe land. Chiefly British. the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- ante-
-
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- 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.
- Ital.
-
- stge.
-
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- 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.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- inst.
-
- Igbos
-
noun,
Ibo.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- ation
-
- ileo-
-
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- 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).
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- in-lb
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insol
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- 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.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Sino-
-
- olig-
-
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- oste-
-
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- sito-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- 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.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- 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.
- sebi-
-
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- tonia
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- 30-30
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- alto-
-
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- algo-
-
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- ling.
-
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- alti-
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- lign-
-
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- 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.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Longs
-
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Nabis
-
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- naso-
-
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- seti-
-
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gains
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- Gabon
-
noun,
Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Bogie
-
noun,
Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
- bogle
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- bongs
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- Bogan
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- begat
-
verb,
simple past tense of beget.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- BSElE
-
- beget
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
- estab
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Bigot
-
noun,
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- teno-
-
- beige
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- begot
-
verb,
simple past tense and a past participle of beget.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Gable
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Gabes
-
noun,
Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- telo-
-
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- tangs
-
- bilge
-
noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- belga
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- Belg.
-
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- ento-
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- biol.
-
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Genl.
-
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- geol.
-
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- beset
-
verb (used with object),
to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- biont
-
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- tele-
-
- Beng.
-
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- betel
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Benet
-
noun,
Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- biog.
-
- bingo
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ten.
-
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Alb.
-
- 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.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- BSNA
-
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- BSOT
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- btl.
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- agst
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Soni
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- neo-
-
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- bet.
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- 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.
- NEbE
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- 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.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- soln
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- ABLS
-
- bio-
-
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- abl.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Sab.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abs-
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- Bol.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SBLI
-
- Sig.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- 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.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- BLit
-
- 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.
- SATB
-
- Ont.
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- NTSB
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- 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.
- BSAE
-
- BSEE
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- NTIA
-
- bin-
-
- BSGE
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- BSIE
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- BSIT
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- 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.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- aet.
-
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- ole-
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- bot.
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- obs.
-
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- agit
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gal.
-
- ins.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- inae
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- tab.
-
- int.
-
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- ile-
-
- ates
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- ign.
-
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ible
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- iso-
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Lab.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- stg.
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- ANSI
-
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- ant.
-
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- intl
-
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- stlg
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- bal.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- geo-
-
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- tion
-
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- 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.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- gon-
-
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- gobs
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Tob.
-
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- BAgE
-
- glob
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- itol
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lib.
-
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Alis
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- alt.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- 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.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- log-
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- lobs
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Alg.
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitB
-
- 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.
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ELAS
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Eng.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- lea.
-
- Ste.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ano-
-
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- enl.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ens.
-
- leg.
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- TIA
-
- Tng
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Sgt
-
- SLA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- STB
-
- 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.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- Tbi
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TBO
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- 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.
- TBA
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- STI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- STL
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlo
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- TAL
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- TGN
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TNB
-
- SLE
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- en-
-
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- gi.
-
- GBE
-
- Ga.
-
- ETS
-
- ETO
-
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- 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
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEG
-
- EBS
-
- EbN
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- BTE
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- il-
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- GTS
-
- GTO
-
- gt.
-
- GSA
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- glb
-
- gl.
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Ges
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- Eg.
-
- Bt.
-
- ILS
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ast
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- asb
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ATB
-
- Agt
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- abt
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abn
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ag-
-
- ab-
-
- at.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- BST
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- BSO
-
- BSN
-
- BSE
-
- BSA
-
- BSL
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- BNS
-
- Bn.
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BLS
-
- ble
-
- BLA
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- BIE
-
- be-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- bl.
-
- ILO
-
- io-
-
- Ola
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NBS
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- NbE
-
- ons
-
- NBA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- OTB
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- 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.
- LON
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- LNG
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- obl
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ob.
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIt
-
- NSA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NES
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- OLG
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- 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:
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- OBE
-
- ise
-
- SBA
-
- SBE
-
- La.
-
- se-
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ist
-
- Isl
-
- ISA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOT
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ing
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sb.
-
- Lt.
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- So.
-
- Les
-
- SAE
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- B-
-
- SL
-
- AO
-
- ol
-
- SG
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BO
-
- L1
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- G.
-
- GB
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- le
-
- L2
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- L.
-
- GN
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- i.
-
- t.
-
- TB
-
- IG
-
- TG
-
- ln
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TN
-
- SN
-
- TL
-
- OA
-
- OG
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- BG
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- T1
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- NI
-
- Eb
-
- NG
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.