Anagrams of nickeliferous
Word nickeliferous has
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- fluorescein
-
noun,
an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 12 O 5 , that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes.
- isoleucine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, C 6 H 13 O 2 , occurring in proteins, that is essential to the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: I. Abbreviation: Ile;
- firelocks
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noun,
a gun having a lock in which the priming is ignited by sparks struck from flint and steel, as the flintlock musket.
- iron-sick
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adjective,
noting a wooden hull, fastened with iron, in which chemical interaction between the iron and the wood has resulted in the decay of both; nail-sick.
- fluorenes
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 13 H 10 , used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and dyes.
- fluoresce
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verb (used without object),
to exhibit fluorescence.
- inclosure
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noun,
enclosure.
- reclusion
-
noun,
the condition or life of a recluse.
- nickelous
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adjective,
containing bivalent nickel.
- free-soil
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noun,
a region, especially a U.S. territory, prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War.
- luciferin
-
noun,
a pigment occurring in luminescent organisms, as fireflies, that emits light when undergoing oxidation.
- Cornelius
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251–253.
- florences
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noun,
Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
- fluorines
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noun,
the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
- kilocurie
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noun,
a unit of radioactivity, equal to 1000 curies. Abbreviation: kCi, kc.
- enclosure
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noun,
something that encloses, as a fence or wall.
- licker-in
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noun,
a roller on a carding machine, especially the roller that opens the stock as it is fed into the card and transfers the fibers to the main cylinder.
- felonries
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noun,
the whole body or class of felons.
- cinereous
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adjective,
in the state of or reduced to ashes:
- licensure
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noun,
the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
- refusenik
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noun,
a Soviet citizen, usually Jewish, who was denied permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
- silicone
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noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- freckles
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noun,
one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
- Elsinore
-
noun,
Helsingør.
- sinecure
-
noun,
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- lucifers
-
noun,
a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.
- ice-floe
-
noun,
a large flat mass of floating ice.
- funicles
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noun,
the stalk of an ovule or seed.
- sickener
-
noun,
something that sickens or disgusts.
- fusilier
-
noun,
a member of a British regiment formerly armed with fusils.
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- lucernes
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noun,
alfalfa.
- incisure
-
noun,
a notch, as in a bone or other structure.
- crinkles
-
noun,
a wrinkle or ripple.
- insecure
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adjective,
subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured:
- clinkers
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noun,
a mass of incombustible matter fused together, as in the burning of coal.
- clunkers
-
noun,
something worthless or inferior.
- isocline
-
noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- cusk-eel
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noun,
any of several eellike, marine fishes of the family Ophidiidae, having the ventral fins located under the throat and so modified as to resemble barbels.
- scornful
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adjective,
full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous:
- rock-eel
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noun,
rock blenny.
- sciurine
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adjective,
of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- cineoles
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- foreskin
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noun,
the prepuce of the penis.
- leucines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- flounces
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noun,
an act or instance of flouncing; a flouncing movement.
- felonies
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noun,
an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
- unsicker
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adjective,
unsafe; untrustworthy.
- conifers
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- fineries
-
noun,
fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
- firelock
-
noun,
a gun having a lock in which the priming is ignited by sparks struck from flint and steel, as the flintlock musket.
- unfrocks
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function; depose.
- forensic
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- flickers
-
noun,
an unsteady flame or light.
- Florence
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noun,
Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
- sulfonic
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adjective,
sulfo.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- enforces
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- fluorene
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 13 H 10 , used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and dyes.
- fluorine
-
noun,
the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- flunkies
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noun,
a male servant in livery.
- fluerics
-
noun,
fluidics.
- conifer
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- lunkers
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noun,
something unusually large for its kind.
- coulees
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- counsel
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- conkers
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noun,
a horse chestnut.
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- lockers
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noun,
a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Lucifer
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noun,
a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.
- oneself
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Idioms,
be oneself,
to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
to be unaffected and sincere:
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- nickers
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noun,
a person or thing that nicks.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- olefins
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- oilskin
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noun,
a cotton fabric made waterproof by treatment with oil and used for rain gear and fishermen's clothing.
- crinkle
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noun,
a wrinkle or ripple.
- Lucerne
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noun,
alfalfa.
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- nucleo-
-
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- leucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- firkins
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noun,
a British unit of capacity usually equal to a quarter of a barrel.
- fluoric
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adjective,
Chemistry. pertaining to or obtained from fluorine.
- flueric
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noun,
fluidics.
- flounce
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noun,
an act or instance of flouncing; a flouncing movement.
- florins
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noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- flicker
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noun,
an unsteady flame or light.
- fleuron
-
noun,
a floral motif, as one used as a terminal point or in a decorative series on an object.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Erikson
-
noun,
Erik (Homburger) [hom-bur-ger] /ˈhɒm bɜr gər/ (Show IPA), 1902–94, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Germany.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Fiesole
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noun,
Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
- Erskine
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noun,
John (Erskine of Carnock) 1695–1768, Scottish writer on law.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- ferules
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noun,
Also, ferula. a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, especially by striking them on the hand.
- ferlies
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noun,
something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror.
- fencers
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noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- felines
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noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- enforce
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- enclose
-
verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- Leofric
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noun,
died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030–57 (husband of Lady Godiva).
- inliers
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- cuisine
-
noun,
a style or quality of cooking; cookery:
- leisure
-
noun,
freedom from the demands of work or duty:
- kinesic
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noun,
the study of body movements, gestures, facial expressions, etc., as a means of communication.
- keelson
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noun,
any of various fore-and-aft structural members lying above or parallel to the keel in the bottom of a hull.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- freckle
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noun,
one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- confers
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- funicle
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noun,
the stalk of an ovule or seed.
- fuckers
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noun,
an inconsequential, annoying, or disgusting person.
- frolics
-
noun,
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- Fresnel
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noun,
a unit of frequency, equal to 10 12 cycles per second.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- confuse
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verb (used with object),
to perplex or bewilder:
- creoles
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- orifice
-
noun,
an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- cineole
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- silicon
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- clokies
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noun,
cloque.
- refuels
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verb (used with object),
to supply again with fuel:
- slicker
-
noun,
a long, loose oilskin raincoat.
- uncorks
-
verb (used with object),
to draw the cork from.
- reifies
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing:
- uncoils
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- reliefs
-
noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- unclose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- censure
-
noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- sulfone
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds containing the bivalent group –SO 2 –, united with two hydrocarbon groups.
- suckler
-
noun,
an animal that suckles its young; mammal.
- sclero-
-
- clunker
-
noun,
something worthless or inferior.
- cereous
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adjective,
waxlike.
- sirloin
-
noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- skinful
-
noun,
the amount that a skin container can hold.
- Soleure
-
noun,
French name of Solothurn.
- soilure
-
noun,
a stain.
- Rockies
-
noun,
Rocky Mountains.
- snorkel
-
noun,
Also called, British, snort. a device permitting a submarine to remain submerged for prolonged periods, consisting of tubes extended above the surface of the water to take in air for the diesel engine and for general ventilation and to discharge exhaust gases and foul air.
- closure
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noun,
the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- snicker
-
noun,
a snickering laugh.
- refines
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- unfrock
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function; depose.
- unifies
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become a single unit; unite:
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- ourself
-
pronoun,
one's own person, individuality, etc., considered as private and apart from others:
- colures
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- seleno-
-
- reckons
-
Verb phrases,
reckon with,
to include in consideration or planning; anticipate:
to deal with:
- recline
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- unreels
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- recluse
-
noun,
a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- unlocks
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- slicken
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become slick.
- clinker
-
noun,
a mass of incombustible matter fused together, as in the burning of coal.
- Unkelos
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noun,
Onkelos.
- selenic
-
adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- ickers
-
noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- frolic
-
noun,
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- sickle
-
noun,
an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
- fluors
-
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Fokine
-
noun,
Michel Mikhaylovich [mi-shel mi-hahy-luh-vich] /mɪˈʃɛl mɪˈhaɪ lə vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1942, Russian choreographer and ballet dancer, in the U.S. after 1925.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Fukien
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Fujian.
- folkie
-
noun,
folk singer.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- sickie
-
noun,
Also, sicko. a person who is deranged or perverted.
- Serkin
-
noun,
Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- sinker
-
noun,
a person or thing that sinks.
- fusion
-
noun,
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- fucker
-
noun,
an inconsequential, annoying, or disgusting person.
- Fuseli
-
noun,
(John) Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli) 1741–1825, English painter, illustrator, and essayist; born in Switzerland.
- sinful
-
adjective,
characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked:
- Furies
-
noun,
unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
- silken
-
adjective,
made of silk.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- fresco
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- sicker
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- sicken
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sick.
- flours
-
noun,
the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- ferous
-
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- fierce
-
adjective,
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fickle
-
adjective,
likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable:
- unlike
-
noun,
a person or thing differing from another or others.
- fescue
-
noun,
Also called fescue grass. any grass of the genus Festuca, some species of which are cultivated for pasture or lawns.
- unlock
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- ferule
-
noun,
Also, ferula. a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, especially by striking them on the hand.
- unreel
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- unific
-
adjective,
unifying; uniting:
- ferine
-
adjective,
feral1 .
- knifes
-
noun,
an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- fencer
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- felsic
-
adjective,
(of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- urino-
-
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- feline
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- finick
-
verb (used without object),
to affect extreme daintiness or refinement.
- UNICEF
-
noun,
United Nations Children's Fund: an agency, created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946, concerned with improving the health and nutrition of children and mothers throughout the world; Nobel Peace Prize 1965.
- Snefru
-
noun,
flourished c2920 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.
- flori-
-
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- flunks
-
verb (used without object),
to fail in a course or examination.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- flukes
-
noun,
the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, especially the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm.
- sucker
-
noun,
a person or thing that sucks.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- suckle
-
verb (used with object),
to nurse at the breast or udder.
- Florin
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- Flores
-
noun,
flower (def 11).
- firkin
-
noun,
a British unit of capacity usually equal to a quarter of a barrel.
- flocks
-
noun,
a number of animals of one kind, especially sheep, goats, or birds, that keep or feed together or are herded together.
- fliers
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- flicks
-
noun,
a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger:
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- uncork
-
verb (used with object),
to draw the cork from.
- flense
-
verb (used with object),
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
- fleers
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- flecks
-
noun,
a speck; a small bit:
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- senufo
-
noun,
a member of a group of indigenous people of Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso, known for their music and art.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- luckie
-
noun,
lucky2 .
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- necro-
-
- Necker
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
- refuse
-
noun,
something that is discarded as worthless or useless; rubbish; trash; garbage.
- lunker
-
noun,
something unusually large for its kind.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- Lufkin
-
noun,
a city in E Texas.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- feirie
-
adjective,
healthy; strong.
- relief
-
noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- reskin
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- refuel
-
verb (used with object),
to supply again with fuel:
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- ockers
-
noun,
an uncultured Australian male.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Recife
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- reckon
-
Verb phrases,
reckon with,
to include in consideration or planning; anticipate:
to deal with:
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Oeneus
-
noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- neuro-
-
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- refels
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- nicker
-
noun,
a person or thing that nicks.
- refine
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- nickel
-
noun,
Chemistry. a hard, silvery-white, ductile and malleable metallic element, allied to iron and cobalt, not readily oxidized: used chiefly in alloys, in electroplating, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis. Symbol: Ni; atomic weight: 58.71; atomic number: 28; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- neurol
-
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Kelson
-
noun,
keelson.
- Keifer
-
noun,
Joseph Warren, 1836–1932, U.S. lawyer and politician: Speaker of the House 1881–83.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Seckel
-
noun,
a small, yellowish-brown variety of pear.
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- selen-
-
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ireful
-
adjective,
full of intense anger; wrathful.
- kernos
-
noun,
a Mycenaean ceramic piece, usually in the form of a ring, to which were attached a number of cups or vases.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inkles
-
noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- infuse
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- kernel
-
noun,
the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- Kielce
-
noun,
a city in S Poland.
- locker
-
noun,
a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
- Ruskin
-
noun,
John, 1819–1900, English author, art critic, and social reformer.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- likens
-
verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- lifers
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- rifles
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Rockne
-
noun,
Knute (Kenneth) [noot] /nut/ (Show IPA), 1888–1931, U.S. football coach, born in Norway.
- leuko-
-
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- leuco-
-
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- scler-
-
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Kosice
-
noun,
a city in SE Slovakia.
- koines
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- knurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- kneels
-
noun,
the action or position of kneeling.
- K-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- Felice
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Felicia.
- fences
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- clino-
-
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- clinks
-
noun,
a clinking sound.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cleeks
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a large hook, especially one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cuirie
-
noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- conker
-
noun,
a horse chestnut.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enserf
-
verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- cokers
-
noun,
Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- clerks
-
noun,
a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- clunks
-
noun,
a hard hit, especially on the head.
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- clonks
-
noun,
a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- coulee
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- Ciskei
-
noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1981 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 3200 sq. mi. (8300 sq. km). Capital: Bisho.
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- eikons
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- celure
-
noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Eucken
-
noun,
Rudolph Christoph [roo-dawlf kris-tawf] /ˈru dɔlf ˈkrɪs tɔf/ (Show IPA), 1846–1926, German philosopher: Nobel Prize in Literature 1908.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- kilos
-
noun,
kilogram.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- kneel
-
noun,
the action or position of kneeling.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- knife
-
noun,
an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- Koner
-
noun,
Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- refl.
-
- Kolis
-
noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- Koine
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- koels
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- knurs
-
noun,
a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.
- knurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- 30-30
-
- Knies
-
noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- kinos
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- knees
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- kilns
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Kline
-
noun,
Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
- Klein
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- kirns
-
noun,
a churn.
- Kirin
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Jilin.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- kilo-
-
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- reni-
-
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- rucks
-
noun,
a large number or quantity; mass.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- ecol.
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- econ.
-
- insol
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scoke
-
noun,
pokeweed.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- coele
-
- kenos
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- coel-
-
- kiers
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- kiefs
-
noun,
kef.
- keros
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Kerns
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- clunk
-
noun,
a hard hit, especially on the head.
- kerfs
-
noun,
a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- ricks
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rocks
-
noun,
a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- Kelso
-
noun,
a town in SW Washington.
- keirs
-
noun,
kier.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- kefir
-
- keens
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- keels
-
noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- Rilke
-
noun,
Rainer Maria [rahy-nuh r mah-ree-ah] /ˈraɪ nər mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1926, Austrian poet, born in Prague.
- keefs
-
noun,
kef (def 2).
- rinks
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Coker
-
noun,
Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- 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.
- refel
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- nuci-
-
- corks
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- nukes
-
noun,
a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Ocker
-
noun,
an uncultured Australian male.
- cronk
-
adjective,
sick or feeble.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- ocul-
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Corfu
-
noun,
Ancient Corcyra. one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 229 sq. mi. (593 sq. km).
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- Creek
-
noun,
U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river.
- neur-
-
- neuks
-
noun,
nook.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Nicks
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- necks
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- nocks
-
noun,
a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- lurks
-
noun,
an underhand scheme; dodge.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- lucks
-
noun,
the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities:
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- conf.
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- cukes
-
noun,
cucumber.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Cukor
-
noun,
George, 1899–1983, U.S. film director.
- leuc-
-
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- leeks
-
noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- recks
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- cokes
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Kufic
-
noun,
the Kufic alphabet.
- reeks
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- krone
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- locks
-
noun,
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- likin
-
noun,
(formerly in China) a provincial duty imposed on articles of trade that are in transit.
- OIcel
-
- Locke
-
noun,
Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- cores
-
- oinks
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- links
-
noun,
golf course.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- likes
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- liken
-
verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- 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.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- crunk
-
noun,
a type of hip-hop originating in the southern U.S. and characterized by heavy bass and call-and-response vocals.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Cons.
-
- conks
-
noun,
the head.
- licks
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- inkle
-
noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- clonk
-
noun,
a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.
- sneck
-
noun,
a door latch or its lever.
- slick
-
noun,
a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it:
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- slink
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- encl.
-
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- folic
-
adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- sloke
-
noun,
algae or seaweed.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- slunk
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- focus
-
noun,
a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- fore-
-
- snick
-
noun,
a small cut; nick.
- snoek
-
noun,
a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- flunk
-
verb (used without object),
to fail in a course or examination.
- fluke
-
noun,
the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, especially the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm.
- flues
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- snuck
-
noun,
a sneaking, underhand, or contemptible person.
- flour
-
noun,
the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- forel
-
noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- frisk
-
noun,
a leap, skip, or caper.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Fris.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- Frick
-
noun,
Henry Clay, 1849–1919, U.S. industrialist, art patron, and philanthropist.
- cine-
-
- Elkin
-
noun,
Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Sino-
-
- Freon
-
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- skeif
-
noun,
a wheel on which diamonds and other gems are ground or polished.
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- fours
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- Skene
-
noun,
(in the ancient Greek theater) a structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.
- fouls
-
noun,
foot rot.
- Skier
-
noun,
a person who skis.
- skirl
-
noun,
the sound of a bagpipe.
- Forli
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- Forks
-
noun,
an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- sleek
-
adjective,
smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- sulfo
-
adjective,
containing the sulfo group; sulfonic.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- filos
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Ficus
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- UNCIO
-
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- esker
-
noun,
a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, believed to have been formed by streams under or in glacial ice.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- feels
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Fleur
-
noun,
a female given name.
- flor.
-
- flocs
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- flock
-
noun,
a number of animals of one kind, especially sheep, goats, or birds, that keep or feed together or are herded together.
- cero-
-
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- soken
-
noun,
a district held by socage.
- 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.
- flick
-
noun,
a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger:
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- flees
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- sulf-
-
- fleer
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- Fleck
-
noun,
a speck; a small bit:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Fiske
-
noun,
John (Edmund Fisk Green; John Fisk) 1842–1901, U.S. philosopher and historian.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- fires
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- finks
-
noun,
a strikebreaker.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- frock
-
noun,
a gown or dress worn by a girl or woman.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Seric
-
- incor
-
- cleek
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a large hook, especially one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food.
- furls
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- fusee
-
noun,
a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed.
- clefs
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- fusil
-
noun,
a light flintlock musket.
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- sero-
-
- incl.
-
- eikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Clerk
-
noun,
a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
- Icel.
-
- incr.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- icker
-
noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- Ickes
-
noun,
Harold (Le Claire) [luh klair] /lə klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- icons
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileo-
-
- self-
-
- clink
-
noun,
a clinking sound.
- ikons
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- sicko
-
noun,
sickie (def 1).
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- fuels
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- FSLIC
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- fucks
-
noun,
an act of sexual intercourse.
- scurf
-
noun,
the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
- sculk
-
noun,
a person who skulks.
- siker
-
adverb,
certainly; without doubt.
- funks
-
noun,
cowering fear; state of great fright or terror.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- sulk
-
noun,
a state or fit of sulking.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- scr.
-
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- oiks
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- soln
-
- 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.
- Soni
-
- uro-
-
- Nick
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- OEEC
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- souk
-
noun,
suk.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- ruck
-
noun,
a large number or quantity; mass.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- nuke
-
noun,
a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Rus.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- scil
-
- 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.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- cene
-
- uni-
-
- sec.
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- UNEF
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- cen.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Cels
-
- nock
-
noun,
a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- sci.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rusk
-
noun,
a slice of sweet raised bread dried and baked again in the oven; zwieback.
- Cork
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- sunk
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- sur-
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- seek
-
Idioms,
be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- 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.
- ukes
-
noun,
ukulele.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nos-
-
- Ukr.
-
- rel.
-
- 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.
- 1080
-
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- reek
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Col.
-
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- SLIC
-
- sick
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Rick
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- reck
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Con.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- 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.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- cir.
-
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- ref.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- silk
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- cis-
-
- skee
-
noun,
ski.
- Coke
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- CERN
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- soke
-
noun,
the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Sol.
-
- Cor.
-
- ole-
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- okes
-
noun,
oka1 .
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Oken
-
noun,
Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
- 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.
- oink
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Orsk
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Ural River.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- conk
-
noun,
the head.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- sock
-
noun,
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- risk
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Rock
-
noun,
a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- USRC
-
- Four
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- eous
-
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- FRSL
-
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- leek
-
noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- Frs.
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- flue
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Ens.
-
- kurn
-
noun,
kirn2 .
- Kure
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- Kris
-
noun,
creese.
- Krio
-
noun,
an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- cule
-
- fuel
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Lick
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- Fink
-
noun,
a strikebreaker.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Fuls
-
noun,
Fulani.
- leuk
-
- irks
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- fuck
-
noun,
an act of sexual intercourse.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Fisk
-
noun,
James, 1834–72, U.S. financier and stock speculator.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- 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.
- cuke
-
noun,
cucumber.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- 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.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- leks
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- keno
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- for.
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- fork
-
noun,
an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- kerf
-
noun,
a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Keos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- kefs
-
noun,
a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
- Keen
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Keel
-
noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- keef
-
noun,
kef (def 2).
- KCSI
-
- foul
-
noun,
something that is foul.
- kc/s
-
- FRCS
-
- Kief
-
noun,
kef.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- kors
-
noun,
homer2 .
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Koln
-
noun,
German name of Cologne.
- Koli
-
noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- iso-
-
- Kofu
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan.
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- cur.
-
- knur
-
noun,
a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- knee
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- Klee
-
noun,
Paul [poul;; English pawl] /paʊl;; English pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1940, Swiss painter and etcher.
- cusk
-
noun,
an edible marine fish, Brosme brosme, of North Atlantic coastal waters.
- kirs
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- Fri.
-
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- kino
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- fol.
-
- Kiln
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- folk
-
noun,
Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general:
- kifs
-
noun,
kef.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- Funk
-
noun,
cowering fear; state of great fright or terror.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Luck
-
noun,
the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities:
- Cres
-
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- INRI
-
- ins.
-
- Luke
-
noun,
an early Christian disciple and companion of Paul, a physician and probably a gentile: traditionally believed to be the author of the third Gospel and the Acts.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Luks
-
noun,
George Benjamin, 1867–1933, U.S. painter.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Luik
-
noun,
Flemish name of Liège.
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- ilks
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- neuk
-
noun,
nook.
- Inc.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- ile-
-
- ikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- Efik
-
noun,
a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria near the mouth of the Calabar River, closely related to the Ibibio.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- fec.
-
- EEOC
-
- Inf.
-
- infl
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- lurk
-
noun,
an underhand scheme; dodge.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Ice.
-
- eso-
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- 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.
- lin.
-
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- ious
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- furl
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- Ire.
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Fin.
-
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- Link
-
noun,
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- ekes
-
Verb phrases,
eke out,
to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously:
to supplement; add to; stretch:
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- eco-
-
- fur.
-
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Loki
-
noun,
a trickster god, born of Jotun ancestry but accepted among the Aesir as Odin's adopted brother: father of the monsters Fenrir, Hel, and the Midgard serpent, and the instigator of Balder's death.
- 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.
- lock
-
noun,
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- 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 = .
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- CIE
-
- en-
-
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- il-
-
- FRC
-
- ful
-
noun,
Fulani.
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CIF
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ier
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- FSR
-
- io-
-
- Frl
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ics
-
- Sfc
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ick
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- EIS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- CLI
-
- IFC
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- cle
-
- NFC
-
- SOF
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Une
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- CEF
-
- eu-
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- UNO
-
- ESL
-
- Esk
-
- ese
-
- unc
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Esc
-
- fic
-
- Uke
-
noun,
ukulele.
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- UFC
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- USR
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- Usk
-
noun,
a river flowing S and SE from SE Wales through SW England into the Severn estuary. 60 miles (97 km) long.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- fo.
-
- cr.
-
- cf.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- FCS
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ure
-
- ur-
-
- Co.
-
- uns
-
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- SLR
-
- EOE
-
- flu
-
noun,
influenza.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
-
- ene
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- CFI
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- CFL
-
- CFO
-
- CFR
-
- SLE
-
- SKU
-
- FOS
-
- cfs
-
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- UCR
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- CEO
-
- Suk
-
noun,
(especially in the Arab countries) the market, especially the traditional bazaar.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- suf
-
- FIO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Fl.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ILO
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ose
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- csk
-
- CSF
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Lif
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- LCF
-
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- Kos
-
noun,
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- kr.
-
- krs
-
- ksi
-
- Kun
-
noun,
Béla [bey-lo] /ˈbeɪ lɒ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1937, Hungarian Communist leader.
- Kur
-
noun,
(in Sumerian mythology) the world of the dead.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- LCI
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ILS
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCN
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- kn.
-
- ne-
-
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- NCO
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- NLF
-
- NSF
-
- NEC
-
- NSU
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nik
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- NES
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NFS
-
- NSC
-
- LSI
-
- OIr
-
- of-
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOC
-
- 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.
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- CRS
-
- oic
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- OFr
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- LSC
-
- LON
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- ock
-
- OSF
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- Oc.
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- NUS
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Lou
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noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- NUL
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- koi
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noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- kir
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noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- irk
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verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- Ios
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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.
- IOU
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- Ir.
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- IRC
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- run
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noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Eck
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noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- ECF
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- ec-
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- kin
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noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- So.
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- IRL
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- RSE
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- Rs.
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- IRO
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- eo-
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- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
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- ior
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- SRO
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- ROK
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noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- ef-
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- in.
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- eir
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- See
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noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- clk
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- Clo
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- efl
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- se-
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- ine
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- sc.
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- EEO
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- EEL
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noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ink
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noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- EEC
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- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- IOF
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- ion
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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 = .
- SCF
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- Isl
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- NFL
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- IOC
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- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- kil
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- KIF
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noun,
kef.
- CNS
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- CNO
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- RFC
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- RFE
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- RFI
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- Ker
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- RIF
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noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Ken
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noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- kef
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noun,
a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- kCi
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- ROI
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- CLR
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- ISR
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- CLU
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- IUS
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- NI
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- NF
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
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- NC
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- N.
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- L2
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- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- ee
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- KI
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noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- le
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- LC
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- OK
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noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- EI
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- NL
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- L.
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- K.
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- RF
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- CE
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- CU
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- fn
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- FC
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- SN
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- LF
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- FE
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UL
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- KO
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noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- U.
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- UC
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- UK
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- ln
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RO
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- ck
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- K2
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noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- UI
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- KC
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- R.
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- RC
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- ol
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- RU
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- sk
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- RI
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RN
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- S.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SU
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- SL
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- O.
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- SF
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- i.
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- ic
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- LR
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .