Anagrams of nomenclature
Word nomenclature has
1439 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of nomenclature.
- countermen
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noun,
a person who waits on customers from behind a counter, as in a cafeteria.
- counterman
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noun,
a person who waits on customers from behind a counter, as in a cafeteria.
- mucronate
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adjective,
having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- crenulate
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adjective,
minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- calenture
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noun,
Pathology. a violent fever with delirium, affecting persons in the tropics.
- latecomer
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noun,
a person who arrives late:
- tolerance
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noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- cannelure
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noun,
a groove or fluting around the cylindrical part of a bullet.
- encounter
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noun,
a meeting with a person or thing, especially a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting:
- recountal
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noun,
an act of recounting.
- nanometer
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noun,
one billionth of a meter. Abbreviation: nm.
- Claremont
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- nocturnal
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noun,
Archaic. an astrolabe for telling time at night or for determining latitude by the position of certain stars in reference to Polaris.
- urceolate
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adjective,
shaped like a pitcher; swelling out like the body of a pitcher and contracted at the orifice, as a corolla.
- coeternal
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adjective,
existing with another eternally.
- Telemann
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noun,
Georg Philipp [gey-awrk fee-lip,, fil-ip] /geɪˌɔrk ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA), 1681–1767, German composer.
- Conneaut
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noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- cornmeal
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- Cameroun
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noun,
Cameroon (def 1).
- lanneret
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noun,
the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
- corelate
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- calutron
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noun,
a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
- columnea
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noun,
any of various vines or shrubs of the genus Columnea, native to tropical America, that have tubular, showy, two-lipped flowers and are often cultivated as houseplants.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- outrance
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- Laurence
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noun,
Physics. a shimmering effect seen over a hot surface, such as a pavement or roadway, on a clear and calm day, caused by the irregular refraction of light.
Compare scintillation (def 4).
- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- numerate
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adjective,
able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
- nucleate
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adjective,
having a nucleus.
- noumenal
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adjective,
ontic.
- nonmetal
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noun,
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- nocturne
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noun,
a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- Manolete
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noun,
(Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- ornament
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noun,
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- relucent
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adjective,
shining; bright.
- cretonne
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noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- routeman
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noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- routemen
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noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- cumarone
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noun,
coumarone.
- cerulean
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adjective, noun,
deep blue; sky blue; azure.
- renounce
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noun,
Cards. an act or instance of renouncing.
- courante
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- remanent
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adjective,
remaining; left behind.
- relocate
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- cleanout
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noun,
an act of cleaning out.
- electro-
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- electron
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noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- Turcoman
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noun,
Turkoman.
- celature
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noun,
the art of embossing metal.
- counter-
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- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- entrance
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- electrum
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noun,
an amber-colored alloy of gold and silver used in ancient times.
- columnar
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adjective,
shaped like a column.
- aleurone
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noun,
protein granules (aleurone grains) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
- Montreal
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noun,
a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- ulcerate
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verb (used with object),
to cause an ulcer on or in:
- Calumet
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noun,
a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, especially in token of peace.
- romaunt
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noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- Laureen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Alencon
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- cuneate
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adjective,
having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- toluene
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable liquid, C 7 H 8 , having a benzenelike odor, obtained chiefly from coal tar and petroleum: used as a solvent in the manufacture of benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, TNT, and other organic compounds.
- lantern
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noun,
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- Camelot
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noun,
the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- nemato-
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- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- moneran
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noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- tonneau
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noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- leucoma
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noun,
leukoma.
- Clement
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noun,
a male given name.
- montane
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- Montale
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- unmoral
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adjective,
neither moral nor immoral; amoral; nonmoral:
- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- lecture
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noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- aureole
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noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- cerumen
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noun,
earwax.
- Alcmene
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noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- unclean
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adjective,
not clean; dirty.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- centner
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- reclame
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noun,
publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
- Tlemcen
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noun,
a city in NW Algeria.
- emulate
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adjective,
Obsolete. emulous.
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- Emanuel
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God is with us.”.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- electr-
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- Cenaeum
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a NW promontory of Euboea.
- centro-
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- enounce
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verb (used with object),
to utter or pronounce, as words; enunciate.
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- remnant
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noun,
a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- remount
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noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- Laennec
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noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- canteen
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- outrace
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- cerato-
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- Euratom
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noun,
an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
- centrum
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noun,
a center.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- Rantoul
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noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- enteron
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noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- entero-
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- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- unlearn
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verb (used with object),
to forget or lose knowledge of.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- contemn
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- courlan
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noun,
the limpkin.
- morceau
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noun,
piece; morsel.
- Clurman
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noun,
Harold (Edgar) 1901–80, U.S. theatrical director, author, and critic.
- antero-
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- noctule
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- courant
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noun,
courante.
- contra-
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- annulet
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noun,
Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.
- neutron
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noun,
an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- Coulter
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noun,
colter.
- melano-
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- anemone
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- Lucerne
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noun,
alfalfa.
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- trunnel
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noun,
treenail.
- Maureen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- nocturn
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noun,
the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- mounter
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noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- neonate
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- numeral
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noun,
a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number:
- cremate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- nucleon
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noun,
a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- nucleo-
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- nuclear
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noun,
nuclear energy:
- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- cloture
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noun,
a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
- Turenne
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noun,
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne de [ahn-ree duh la toor doh-vern-yuh duh] /ɑ̃ˈri də la ˈtur doʊˈvɛrn yə də/ (Show IPA), 1611–75, French general and marshal.
- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- Telamon
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noun,
atlas (def 5).
- neuroma
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noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- lucarne
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noun,
a dormer window.
- neutro-
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- Moerae
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plural noun,
the Fates.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- narco-
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- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- contr.
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- cormel
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noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- Munroe
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noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- conure
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noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- rectum
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noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Multan
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noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- Conant
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noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- elect.
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- muleta
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noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- comate
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- colure
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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.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- Coruna
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noun,
La Coruña.
- relume
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verb (used with object),
to light or illuminate again; relumine.
- Moneta
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noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Moreau
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noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- cunner
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noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- couter
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- cumene
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noun,
a colorless and toxic liquid, C 9 H 12 , soluble in alcohol: used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and acetone.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cteno-
-
- curtal
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- Monnet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- morale
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Moreen
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- molten
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noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- rennet
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noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- morula
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noun,
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- remote
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- runnel
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noun,
a small stream; brook; rivulet.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- cotula
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- coulee
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- croute
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noun,
crust.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Luanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- macro-
-
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- luteo-
-
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- Norman
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noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- Melena
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noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loment
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noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- nuncle
-
noun,
uncle.
- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- leuco-
-
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- macule
-
noun,
mackle.
- MAeroE
-
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- netmen
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- neuro-
-
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- neurol
-
- neuron
-
noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- Meerut
-
noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- melan-
-
- manner
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- Lenten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- 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.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- nemat-
-
- metal.
-
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- enter-
-
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- metro-
-
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
-
- eluate
-
noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- lacto-
-
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- omelet
-
noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- melter
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- utero-
-
- column
-
noun,
Architecture.
a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces.
a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- amulet
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- tunnel
-
noun,
an underground passage.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- cerat-
-
- ultra-
-
- Cleome
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- CERMET
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- teleo-
-
- aeron.
-
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- almuce
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- amerce
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- colent
-
- urano-
-
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- celure
-
noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- celto-
-
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- Caelum
-
noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- turco-
-
- anemo-
-
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centum
-
noun,
one hundred.
- aceto-
-
- tauro-
-
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- unreel
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- unrent
-
adjective,
not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
- centr-
-
- acetum
-
noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- unmeet
-
adjective,
not meet; not fitting, suitable, or proper; not becoming or seemly.
- anon.
-
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nona-
-
- ante-
-
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Lumen
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- atmo-
-
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lemur
-
noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- leuc-
-
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- lect.
-
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- auto.
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- ocul-
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- areo-
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- numen
-
noun,
divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Armen
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- locum
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Arnel
-
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- noct-
-
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Metol
-
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- acro-
-
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- natl.
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- naut.
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- metr-
-
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- nano-
-
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- aero-
-
- meta-
-
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- mero-
-
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- unman
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Alcor
-
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- muco-
-
- 30-30
-
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- moult
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- uran-
-
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- acet-
-
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mont.
-
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- AMORC
-
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- male-
-
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- annot
-
- Amer.
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- meno-
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- ulent
-
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- matr-
-
- neume
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- neur-
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- alum.
-
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- neut.
-
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- econ.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- ecol.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- cero-
-
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- cert.
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- teno-
-
- mulct
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Tenn.
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- rect.
-
- term.
-
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- ecto-
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elem.
-
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tera-
-
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Ecua.
-
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- coel-
-
- coele
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- colat
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- cont.
-
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Conn.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Comr.
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- 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.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- telo-
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- 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.
- tele-
-
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Euro-
-
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Cant.
-
- lact-
-
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- ento-
-
- Reaum
-
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- encl.
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- uret
-
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- 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:
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 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.
- taur
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- tel-
-
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Nor.
-
- NCTE
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- neem
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- tonn
-
- Ont.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- mun.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- uro-
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- mult
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- not-
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- tron
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Oct.
-
- Rom.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tRNA
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- ter.
-
- rel.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- nom.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulto
-
- ole-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- non-
-
- out-
-
- neo-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- OEEC
-
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- RONA
-
- 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.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Cor.
-
- muc-
-
- cat.
-
- Cal.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Lat.
-
- Eur.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etc.
-
- 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.
- CERN
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ator
-
- Arm.
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- atm.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- crat
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- aur-
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- aut-
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coml
-
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Con.
-
- 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.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- 1080
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- cule
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- ctr.
-
- 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.
- Cort
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Col.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ect-
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Cmon
-
- EMet
-
- EEOC
-
- cml.
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alt.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- acr-
-
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mon.
-
- Mar.
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- aer-
-
- mal-
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- mol.
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- aet.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Alco
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- ment
-
- men-
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mac-
-
- mout
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- ance
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- ann.
-
- mRNA
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- ano-
-
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- ANTU
-
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- ant.
-
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- ACLU
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- amt.
-
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- CNN
-
- AEC
-
- CNM
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- tea
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noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Une
-
- run
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noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- UTC
-
- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- TCA
-
- CNO
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ae.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- UNO
-
- ur-
-
- AUC
-
- TAM
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noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Ar.
-
- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- an.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ure
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAL
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- al.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- aor
-
- unc
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ton
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noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- AME
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- ca.
-
- Tor
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noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AMU
-
- ANC
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tum
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verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- ATC
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- at.
-
- ARU
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- ANU
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noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Tro
-
- ARE
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noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AMC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Una
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- CMA
-
- UMT
-
- ALC
-
- Ume
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noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- CLU
-
- CLR
-
- Clo
-
- ale
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- cle
-
- ult
-
- Ulm
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noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- AOU
-
- CEO
-
- ALU
-
- ALM
-
- cee
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noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- UCR
-
- UAM
-
- TLC
-
- UAE
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- TMO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- UAR
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Oc.
-
- OCR
-
- LOC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OTC
-
- LON
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- NUM
-
- NUL
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- LTA
-
- LMT
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LCT
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- LCA
-
- LCM
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- OEM
-
- Me.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Ola
-
- ltr
-
- Mc-
-
- ot-
-
- NUT
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noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- ne-
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MOR
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NCO
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- Mt.
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- NEA
-
- MNE
-
- Mo.
-
- MCR
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Mao
-
- NOC
-
- NNE
-
- NMU
-
- NMR
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MNA
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- MLR
-
- NEC
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OTA
-
- en-
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- ROA
-
- EMR
-
- EMT
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- REA
-
- ea.
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- RNA
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EOM
-
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- ECA
-
- ote
-
- ECM
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- RMC
-
- RCT
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RCN
-
- Re.
-
- rte
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- rt.
-
- CRT
-
- Lt.
-
- 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)
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- La.
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- RCA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- EAM
-
- RMA
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ERT
-
- eu-
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ETR
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ETO
-
- CU
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- ee
-
- MN
-
- AO
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- N.
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RO
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TC
-
- RU
-
- RN
-
- RC
-
- TL
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- L.
-
- CE
-
- LM
-
- CM
-
- TM
-
- LC
-
- TN
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- ol
-
- ln
-
- NL
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NM
-
- UL
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- UC
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- U.
-
- M.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- LR
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- le
-