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nomenclature
noun, a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
rune-stone
noun, a stone bearing one or more runic inscriptions.
monstrance
noun, a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
latecomers
noun, a person who arrives late:
caen-stone
noun, a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
encounters
noun, a meeting with a person or thing, especially a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting:
counterman
noun, a person who waits on customers from behind a counter, as in a cafeteria.
countermen
noun, a person who waits on customers from behind a counter, as in a cafeteria.
nectareous
adjective, nectarous.
tolerances
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.
Launceston
noun, a city on N Tasmania.
cretonnes
noun, a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
nonmetals
noun, an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
on-stream
adverb, in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
one-acter
noun, a short play consisting of one act.
McAlester
noun, a city in E Oklahoma.
crenulate
adjective, minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.
carotenes
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.
numerates
adjective, able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
nucleates
adjective, having a nucleus.
Solutrean
adjective, Archaeology. of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–16,000 b.c., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.
aleurones
noun, protein granules (aleurone grains) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
elastomer
noun, an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber or neoprene.
coeternal
adjective, existing with another eternally.
tolerance
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.
salometer
noun, salinometer.
courtesan
noun, a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
castoreum
noun, castor1 (def 1).
consulate
noun, the premises officially occupied by a consul.
cornmeals
noun, Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
mouse-ear
noun, any of various plants having small, hairy leaves, as the hawkweed, Hieracium pilosella, or the forget-me-not, Myosotis palustris.
corelates
verb (used with object), to correlate.
cannelure
noun, a groove or fluting around the cylindrical part of a bullet.
Ulsterman
noun, a native or inhabitant of Ulster.
nanometer
noun, one billionth of a meter. Abbreviation: nm.
nectarous
adjective, of the nature of or resembling nectar.
selectman
noun, (in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
nocturnes
noun, a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
neuromast
noun, a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
mestranol
noun, an estrogen, C 21 H 26 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
mesorecta
noun, the mesentery of the rectum.
Mescalero
noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who originally inhabited northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. east of the Rio Grande, have intermarried with the Chiricahua and Lipan, and are presently situated in New Mexico.
courantes
noun, a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
ulcerates
verb (used with object), to cause an ulcer on or in:
menstrual
adjective, of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
nocturnal
noun, Archaic. an astrolabe for telling time at night or for determining latitude by the position of certain stars in reference to Polaris.
electrums
noun, an amber-colored alloy of gold and silver used in ancient times.
mucronate
adjective, having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
latecomer
noun, a person who arrives late:
lannerets
noun, the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
renascent
adjective, being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
renounces
noun, Cards. an act or instance of renouncing.
ceruleans
adjective, noun, deep blue; sky blue; azure.
encounter
noun, a meeting with a person or thing, especially a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting:
calutrons
noun, a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
resonance
noun, the state or quality of being resonant.
recountal
noun, an act of recounting.
enclosure
noun, something that encloses, as a fence or wall.
outrances
noun, the utmost extremity.
Cantonese
noun, a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
relocates
verb (used with object), to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
calenture
noun, Pathology. a violent fever with delirium, affecting persons in the tropics.
Claremont
noun, a town in SW California.
ornaments
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:
larcenous
adjective, of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
entrances
noun, an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
urceolate
adjective, shaped like a pitcher; swelling out like the body of a pitcher and contracted at the orifice, as a corolla.
courante
noun, a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
counters
noun, a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
Etruscan
noun, an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
treacles
noun, contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
Scranton
noun, William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
calutron
noun, a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
entresol
noun, a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
anemones
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
scrannel
adjective, thin or slight.
courants
noun, courante.
ulcerate
verb (used with object), to cause an ulcer on or in:
mensural
adjective, pertaining to measure.
talesmen
noun, a person summoned as one of the tales.
Menelaus
noun, Classical Mythology. a king of Sparta, the husband of Helen and brother of Agamemnon, to whom he appealed for an army against Troy in order to recover Helen from her abductor, Paris.
courlans
noun, the limpkin.
calumets
noun, a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, especially in token of peace.
canteens
noun, a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
annulose
adjective, furnished with or composed of rings:
Ansermet
noun, Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
escarole
noun, a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads. Compare endive (def 1).
esculent
noun, something edible, especially a vegetable.
celature
noun, the art of embossing metal.
costumer
noun, a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
seamount
noun, a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
Montreal
noun, a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
montanes
noun, the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
Coulters
noun, colter.
eternals
noun, something that is eternal.
entrelac
noun, a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
enounces
verb (used with object), to utter or pronounce, as words; enunciate.
Cameroun
noun, Cameroon (def 1).
remounts
noun, a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
corselet
noun, Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
Monstera
noun, any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
mounters
noun, a person or thing that mounts.
counter-
Eteoclus
noun, one of the Seven against Thebes.
Cranston
noun, a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
stonemen
noun, a stonecutter or stoneworker.
lectures
noun, a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
emulates
adjective, Obsolete. emulous.
leucomas
noun, leukoma.
Telemann
noun, Georg Philipp [gey-awrk fee-lip,, fil-ip] /geɪˌɔrk ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA), 1681–1767, German composer.
carneous
adjective, fleshlike; flesh-colored.
lanneret
noun, the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
tea-rose
noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
staumrel
noun, a stupid person.
trounces
verb (used with object), to beat severely; thrash.
lecterns
noun, a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
sonarmen
noun, a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.
lean-tos
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
Carleton
noun, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
electro-
steelman
noun, a person engaged in the steelmaking business.
electron
noun, Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
electros
noun, electrotype.
aureoles
noun, a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
Laurence
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).
electrum
noun, an amber-colored alloy of gold and silver used in ancient times.
customer
noun, a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
cornmeal
noun, Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
melanous
adjective, having a dark, swarthy complexion and dark-colored hair.
Manolete
noun, (Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
Stoneman
noun, a stonecutter or stoneworker.
trunnels
noun, treenail.
turnsole
noun, any of several plants regarded as turning with the movement of the sun.
Caerleon
noun, a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
lacteous
adjective, milky; of the color of milk.
Masorete
noun, one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
cremates
verb (used with object), to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
Casement
noun, a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
cretonne
noun, a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
telerans
noun, a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
lactones
noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
Turcoman
noun, Turkoman.
cumarone
noun, coumarone.
carousel
noun, merry-go-round (def 1).
lucernes
noun, alfalfa.
carotene
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
lucarnes
noun, a dormer window.
lacunose
adjective, full of or having lacunae.
Lorestan
noun, Luristan.
clansmen
noun, a member of a clan.
annulets
noun, Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.
scleroma
noun, a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
nucleate
adjective, having a nucleus.
romaunts
noun, a romantic tale or poem; romance.
toluenes
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.
rosulate
adjective, forming a rosette or rosettes.
oleaster
noun, an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
routeman
noun, a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
routemen
noun, a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
alencons
noun, a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
numerate
adjective, able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
nucleons
noun, a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
aleurone
noun, protein granules (aleurone grains) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
nuclease
noun, any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
clotures
noun, a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
centrums
noun, a center.
Coltrane
noun, John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
columnar
adjective, shaped like a column.
almoners
noun, a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
noumenal
adjective, ontic.
notecase
noun, billfold.
columnea
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.
norsemen
noun, Northman.
Norseman
noun, Northman.
centrals
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
romances
noun, a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
ornament
noun, an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
unreason
noun, inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly; irrationality.
cerulean
adjective, noun, deep blue; sky blue; azure.
remanent
adjective, remaining; left behind.
relucent
adjective, shining; bright.
relocate
verb (used with object), to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
cleanout
noun, an act of cleaning out.
recusant
noun, a person who is recusant.
cleanser
noun, a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
re-count
noun, a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
cerumens
noun, earwax.
reclames
noun, publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
acetones
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
Clements
noun, a male given name.
osculant
adjective, united by certain common characteristics.
renounce
noun, Cards. an act or instance of renouncing.
ramulose
adjective, having many small branches.
racemous
adjective, racemose.
racemose
adjective, Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
resolute
adjective, firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion:
resonant
noun, Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
resonate
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
outrance
noun, the utmost extremity.
outraces
verb (used with object), to race or run faster than:
tonneaus
noun, a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
osculate
verb (used with object), to bring into close contact or union.
Comnenus
noun, a dynasty of Byzantine emperors that ruled at Constantinople, 1057?–1185, and at Trebizond in Asia Minor, 1204–1461?.
entrance
noun, an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
centaurs
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.
noctules
noun, a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
unlearns
verb (used with object), to forget or lose knowledge of.
contemns
verb (used with object), to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
nacreous
adjective, of or relating to nacre.
Consuela
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “consolation.”.
neutrals
noun, a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
corelate
verb (used with object), to correlate.
Conneaut
noun, a city in NE Ohio.
neutrons
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.
centners
noun, (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
consumer
noun, a person or thing that consumes.
neuromas
noun, a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
muscatel
noun, a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
centares
noun, centiare.
sauterne
noun, a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
neonates
noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
ancestor
noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
nocturns
noun, the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
sclerema
noun, sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin.
Muenster
noun, a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.
nonmetal
noun, an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
sarcenet
noun, a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
nocturne
noun, a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
construe
noun, the act of construing.
Emanuel
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God is with us.”.
closure
noun, the act of closing; the state of being closed.
consult
noun, a consultation.
coulees
noun, Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
encores
noun, a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
contra-
eluates
noun, a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
enamors
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
contemn
verb (used with object), to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
enclose
verb (used with object), to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
enamels
noun, a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
consume
verb (used with object), to destroy or expend by use; use up.
cleomes
noun, any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
tonneau
noun, a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
emulate
adjective, Obsolete. emulous.
Emerson
noun, Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
Coulter
noun, colter.
tercels
noun, the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
cleanse
verb (used with object), to make clean.
clarets
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
tonsure
noun, the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
entero-
enteral
adjective, enteric.
ensnarl
verb (used with object), to entangle in or as in a snarl.
cleaner
noun, a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
ensnare
verb (used with object), to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
enounce
verb (used with object), to utter or pronounce, as words; enunciate.
cornels
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
enolate
noun, any metallic derivative of an enol.
enlaces
verb (used with object), to interlace; intertwine:
Eustace
noun, a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
cornute
adjective, cornuted.
corneas
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
cormels
noun, a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
Clemens
noun, Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
corslet
noun, corselet (def 2).
costrel
noun, a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
encrust
verb (used with or without object), incrust.
Clement
noun, a male given name.
contuse
verb (used with object), to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
tonners
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
costume
noun, a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
eluants
noun, a liquid used for elution.
tonemes
noun, a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
tanrecs
noun, tenrec.
tenures
noun, the holding or possessing of anything:
Temenus
noun, a son of Aristomachus who was allotted the city of Argos for his participation in the Heraclidae invasion of Peloponnesus.
cunners
noun, a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
consent
noun, permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
cuneate
adjective, having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
connate
adjective, existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
courlan
noun, the limpkin.
tenaces
noun, a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
tenners
noun, a 10-dollar bill.
tenrecs
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
crustal
adjective, of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
Tlemcen
noun, a city in NW Algeria.
colters
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
couters
noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
creoles
noun, a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
crenels
noun, any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
crenate
adjective, having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
colures
noun, either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
Cremona
noun, a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
conatus
noun, an effort or striving.
comates
noun, a mate or companion.
cremate
verb (used with object), to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
creates
adjective, Archaic. created.
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
curates
noun, Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
cornets
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
cloture
noun, a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
coaster
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
counsel
noun, advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
Clurman
noun, Harold (Edgar) 1901–80, U.S. theatrical director, author, and critic.
cluster
noun, a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
to-name
noun, a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
coalers
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
Electra
noun, Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
electr-
coarsen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
elector
noun, a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
Eleanor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
elaters
noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
toluene
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.
colmars
noun, a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
coatees
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
ecartes
noun, a card game for two players.
constr.
Eastern
adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
conster
verb (used with or without object), construe.
earnest
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
Telamon
noun, atlas (def 5).
Coleman
noun, Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
cutlers
noun, a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
Teleran
noun, a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
courant
noun, courante.
curtals
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
Mercast
noun, a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
enteron
noun, the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
neuroma
noun, a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
saunter
noun, a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
natrons
noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
neatens
verb (used with object), to make neat:
necrose
verb (used with or without object), to affect or be affected with necrosis.
nectars
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
nemato-
Nemunas
noun, Lithuanian name of Neman.
neonate
noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
neuston
noun, the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
narcose
adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
neuters
noun, Grammar. the neuter gender. a noun of that gender. another element marking that gender. an intransitive verb.
neutral
noun, a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
neutro-
neutron
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.
sanctum
noun, a sacred or holy place.
noctule
noun, a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
nocturn
noun, the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
saltern
noun, a saltworks.
nascent
adjective, beginning to exist or develop:
scalene
adjective, Geometry. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
Salerno
noun, a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
scunner
noun, an irrational dislike; loathing:
monster
noun, a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
Montale
noun, Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
montane
noun, the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
morales
noun, emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
morceau
noun, piece; morsel.
moreens
noun, a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
mortals
noun, a human being.
morulas
noun, the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
mounter
noun, a person or thing that mounts.
scanner
noun, a person or thing that scans.
scrotum
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
screeno
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
scouter
noun, a person who scouts.
sclero-
muletas
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.
Munster
noun, muenster.
muscone
noun, an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 16 H 30 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
Scarlet
noun, a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
nonuser
noun, a person who does not use or partake of something, as drugs or alcoholic beverages.
normals
adjective, conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
Seconal
reclame
noun, publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
outmans
verb (used with object), to surpass in manpower.
outrace
verb (used with object), to race or run faster than:
racemes
noun, a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
rescale
verb (used with object), to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
Rantoul
noun, a city in E Illinois.
rennets
noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
Renault
noun, Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
recants
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
recluse
noun, a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
Orleans
noun, a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
recount
noun, a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
recusal
noun, the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
relates
verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
relents
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
relucts
verb (used without object), to struggle (against something); rebel.
relumes
verb (used with object), to light or illuminate again; relumine.
remnant
noun, a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
remotes
noun, Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
oscular
adjective, pertaining to an osculum.
Romance
noun, a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
normans
noun, a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
oarsmen
noun, a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
nostrum
noun, a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
runnels
noun, a small stream; brook; rivulet.
nuances
noun, a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
nuclear
noun, nuclear energy:
nucleo-
nucleon
noun, a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
numeral
noun, a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number:
nuncles
noun, uncle.
Oceanus
noun, a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
Romanus
noun, died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
ocreate
adjective, having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
octanes
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
oculars
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
oleates
noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
omelets
noun, eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
roseate
adjective, tinged with rose; rosy:
Rosanne
noun, a female given name.
one-man
adjective, of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
romaunt
noun, a romantic tale or poem; romance.
moneran
noun, any organism of the kingdom Monera.
secular
noun, a layperson.
talcose
adjective, containing or composed largely of talc.
steamer
noun, something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
sterno-
sternal
adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
stereo-
launces
noun, sand lance.
Laureen
noun, a female given name, form of Laura.
Laurens
noun, Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
Lautrec
noun, Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
stearo-
leaners
noun, a person or thing that leans.
lantern
noun, a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
lean-to
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
lectern
noun, a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
lectors
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
lecture
noun, a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
clamors
noun, a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
lemures
plural noun, the ghosts of the dead of a family, considered as troublesome unless exorcised or propitiated; larvae.
stannum
noun, tin.
Lenotre
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
sternum
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
lanners
noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
lensmen
noun, a photographer.
euclase
noun, a rare green or blue mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, BeAlSiO 4 (OH), occurring in prismatic crystals.
surname
noun, the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
surcoat
noun, a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
escolar
noun, a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
estrone
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
etalons
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
sulcate
adjective, having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
eternal
noun, something that is eternal.
stunner
noun, a person or thing that stuns.
Euratom
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.
lancets
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
Lacoste
noun, René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
lactone
noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
lactose
noun, Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
Laennec
noun, René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
Laertes
noun, the father of Odysseus.
laments
noun, an expression of grief or sorrow.
lamster
noun, a fugitive from the law.
lancers
noun, a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
lensman
noun, a photographer.
soutane
noun, a cassock.
seleno-
melano-
Marlene
noun, a female given name.
Marston
noun, John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
martele
adjective, martellato.
Martens
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
matrons
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
matures
adjective, complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
Maureen
noun, a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
measure
noun, a unit or standard of measurement:
Melrose
noun, a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
marcels
noun, a marcelling.
melters
noun, a person or thing that melts.
meltons
noun, a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
menaces
noun, something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
Menorca
noun, Minorca.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
merlons
noun, (in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
merlots
noun, a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
Marcuse
noun, Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
manures
noun, excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
leucoma
noun, leukoma.
Lucerne
noun, alfalfa.
Leuctra
noun, a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
loaners
noun, a person or thing that loans.
locates
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
loments
noun, a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
sonance
noun, the condition or quality of being sonant.
solunar
adjective, pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
Soleure
noun, French name of Solothurn.
lucarne
noun, a dormer window.
Sno-Cat
mannose
noun, a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
smelter
noun, a person or thing that smelts.
Smeaton
noun, John, 1724–92, English engineer.
smarten
Verb phrases, smarten up, to groom oneself: to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
macrons
noun, a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
macules
noun, mackle.
maestro
noun, an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
Maltese
noun, a native or inhabitant of Malta.
maltose
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
Manners
noun, a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
Lecuona
noun, Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
remount
noun, a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
censure
noun, strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
Turenne
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.
centres
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
centro-
centrum
noun, a center.
Camelot
noun, the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
Tuonela
noun, the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
Cameron
noun, Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
centums
noun, one hundred.
unmoral
adjective, neither moral nor immoral; amoral; nonmoral:
aureole
noun, a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
torulas
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
amerces
verb (used with object), to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
unlearn
verb (used with object), to forget or lose knowledge of.
camlets
noun, a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
cements
noun, any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
unlaces
verb (used with object), to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
Camoens
noun, Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
trunnel
noun, treenail.
antero-
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
cerates
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
Anterus
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
acetous
adjective, containing or producing acetic acid.
cerato-
acetone
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
Celesta
noun, a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
Celaeno
noun, Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
armlets
noun, an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
treacle
noun, contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
transl.
carnous
adjective, carnose.
Carolus
noun, any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
arseno-
centals
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
centare
noun, centiare.
centaur
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.
Aetolus
noun, son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
unsteel
verb (used with object), to bring out of a steeled condition; soften.
cenotes
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
centner
noun, (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
carouse
noun, carousal.
turacos
noun, touraco.
Alceste
noun, an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
austere
adjective, severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
anemone
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
trounce
verb (used with object), to beat severely; thrash.
annulet
noun, Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.
carnose
adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
carnets
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
Cenaeum
noun, (in ancient geography) a NW promontory of Euboea.
Alcmene
noun, the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
Austro-
unsnarl
verb (used with object), to bring out of a snarled condition; disentangle.
central
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
tureens
noun, a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
Calumet
noun, a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, especially in token of peace.
cereous
adjective, waxlike.
transom
noun, a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
tunnels
noun, an underground passage.
unclose
verb (used with or without object), to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
Carleen
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
Tourane
noun, former name of Danang.
Carlson
noun, Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
cantles
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
astrol.
Carlton
noun, Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
unclean
adjective, not clean; dirty.
amulets
noun, a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
unreels
verb (used with object), to unwind from or as if from a reel:
cermets
noun, a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
Alencon
noun, a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
areoles
noun, an areola.
arenose
adjective, sandy; gritty.
careens
noun, a careening.
cetanes
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
canteen
noun, a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
cerumen
noun, earwax.
almoner
noun, a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
cartels
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
acerous
adjective, acerose1 .
almuces
noun, a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
amounts
noun, the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
acerose
adjective, needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
acumens
noun, keen insight; shrewdness:
catouse
noun, New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
aeneous
adjective, bronze-colored:
Antlers
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
toucans
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
canters
noun, an easy gallop.
saucer
noun, a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
tumors
noun, a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
lector
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
lanner
noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
Tumaco
noun, a seaport in SW Colombia.
amount
noun, the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
lancet
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
amours
noun, a love affair.
lemurs
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.
lament
noun, an expression of grief or sorrow.
Lemnos
noun, a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
lemans
noun, a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
nasute
noun, a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
nestle
verb (used with object), to settle or ensconce snugly:
lances
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
Lamont
noun, a male given name.
nerols
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
lancer
noun, a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
natron
noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
astro-
Nature
noun, the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
astron
austr-
Austen
noun, Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
Nautes
noun, (in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
UNESCO
noun, an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
Tulare
noun, a city in central California.
lateen
adjective, pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
Sarnen
noun, a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
latens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
stolen
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
amoles
noun, the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
nemat-
sarco-
Launce
noun, sand lance.
Tucson
noun, a city in S Arizona: health resort.
Atreus
noun, the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
unlace
verb (used with object), to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
Lauren
noun, a female given name.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
Nelson
noun, a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
steno-
Truman
noun, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
Nereus
noun, a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
learns
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
Auster
noun, the south wind personified.
lanose
adjective, lanate.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
Nernst
noun, Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
sterol
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
Sterne
noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
neaten
verb (used with object), to make neat:
larees
noun, lari.
Tulear
noun, a city on SW Madagascar.
truces
noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
larums
noun, alarum.
necro-
leaner
noun, a person or thing that leans.
Carlos
noun, Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
ameers
noun, emir.
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
canner
noun, a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
enrols
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
Norman
noun, a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
Aloeus
noun, a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
ensoul
verb (used with object), to endow with a soul.
normal
noun, the average or mean:
ensure
verb (used with object), to secure or guarantee:
enter-
cannot
verb, a form of ·can not.
Cannes
noun, a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
enters
Verb phrases, enter into, to participate in; engage in. to investigate; consider: to sympathize with; share in. to form a constituent part or ingredient of: to go into a particular state:
sacrum
noun, a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
caners
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Noreen
noun, a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
Salmon
noun, a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
enures
verb (used with or without object), inure.
Merton
noun, Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
unreel
verb (used with object), to unwind from or as if from a reel:
Alston
noun, a male given name.
nonets
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
almuce
noun, a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
unrent
adjective, not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
erects
adjective, upright in position or posture:
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.
enacts
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
enamel
noun, a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
almost
adverb, very nearly; all but:
enamor
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Noumea
noun, a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
talons
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
encase
verb (used with object), to enclose in or as in a case:
Canton
noun, a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
sacro-
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.
rustle
noun, the sound made by anything that rustles:
cantle
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
Enesco
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
talers
noun, thaler.
enlace
verb (used with object), to interlace; intertwine:
almous
noun, alms.
Ruston
noun, a city in N Louisiana.
unreal
adjective, not real or actual.
nonces
noun, the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
stumer
noun, something bogus or fraudulent.
Struma
noun, Pathology. goiter.
unmans
verb (used with object), to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
stroma
noun, Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
stream
noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
stance
noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
neuter
noun, Grammar. the neuter gender. a noun of that gender. another element marking that gender. an intransitive verb.
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.
aments
noun, catkin.
amerce
verb (used with object), to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
samlet
noun, a young salmon.
neurol
Caelum
noun, the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
neuro-
neural
adjective, of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
lacto-
treens
noun, treenware.
neumes
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.
netmen
noun, a tennis player.
netman
noun, a tennis player.
Samuel
noun, a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
nocent
adjective, harmful; injurious.
sutler
noun, (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
escort
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
Ernest
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
Nomura
noun, Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
eructs
verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
Salten
noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
Salter
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
camote
noun, batata.
Escaut
noun, French name of Scheldt.
escent
suntan
noun, a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
cameos
noun, a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
Sumter
noun, a city in central South Carolina.
salute
noun, Military. the special act of respect paid in saluting. the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
Sumner
noun, Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
alters
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
estral
adjective, estrous.
camlet
noun, a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
sultan
noun, the sovereign of an Islamic country.
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.
unmeet
adjective, not meet; not fitting, suitable, or proper; not becoming or seemly.
Lencas
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
mustee
noun, the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
Lenore
noun, a female given name, form of Eleanor.
masto-
Marten
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
Anselm
noun, Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
setula
noun, a short, blunt seta.
mascle
noun, a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
mascon
noun, a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
Mascot
noun, an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
Maseru
noun, a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
Arlene
noun, a female given name.
Master
noun, a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
Monnet
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
Seurat
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
Moneta
noun, Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
maters
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
matron
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
Monera
noun, a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
mature
adjective, complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
Arleen
noun, a female given name.
seance
noun, a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
molten
noun, the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
aretes
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
Mauser
noun, Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
Martel
noun, a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
Ulster
noun, a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
molest
verb (used with object), to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
Moreen
noun, a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
Mannes
noun, Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
tureen
noun, a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
Sloane
noun, Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
sealer
noun, an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
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.
Mantle
noun, a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
morels
noun, any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
Manuel
noun, a male given name.
manure
noun, excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
annuls
verb (used with object), (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
Slater
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
seamen
noun, a person skilled in seamanship.
Moreau
noun, Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
Marcel
noun, a marcelling.
armlet
noun, an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
Marcos
noun, Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
Marcus
noun, Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
armets
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
morals
noun, the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
Marlon
noun, a male given name.
anoles
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
morale
noun, emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
Searle
noun, Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
sermon
noun, a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
manner
noun, a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
Menton
noun, a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
selen-
metros
noun, the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
metro-
mensal
adjective, monthly.
meters
noun, the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
meteor
noun, Astronomy. a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere. a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
Seneca
noun, a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
mental
noun, Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
Mentes
noun, (in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
Mentor
noun, a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
Senlac
noun, a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
metal.
Senate
noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
Antons
noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
merles
noun, the blackbird, Turdus merula.
merlon
noun, (in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
merlot
noun, a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
antrum
noun, a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
mescal
noun, an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
merous
menace
noun, something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
select
adjective, chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
meacon
verb (used with object), to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
Serena
noun, a female given name.
seater
noun, a person or thing that seats.
molars
noun, Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
measle
noun, singular of measles (def 3).
Moerae
plural noun, the Fates.
meatus
noun, an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
secant
noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
mecate
noun, Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
secern
verb (used with object), to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
Meerut
noun, a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
secret
noun, something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
secure
adjective, free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
sennet
noun, any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
melan-
areole
noun, an areola.
Melena
noun, the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
sector
noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
Sennar
noun, a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
melter
noun, a person or thing that melts.
Tuscan
noun, the standard literary form of the Italian language.
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.
morsel
noun, a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
mortal
noun, a human being.
narcos
noun, narc.
somat-
Muscat
noun, a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
locums
noun, locum tenens.
locust
noun, Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
sonant
noun, a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
loment
noun, a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
tunnel
noun, an underground passage.
loners
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
lorans
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
murals
noun, a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
Lorena
noun, a female given name.
locate
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
Lorens
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
sclent
noun, any slanting surface, as a slope.
unarms
verb (used with object), to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
Munsee
noun, a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
Munroe
noun, Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
solute
noun, the substance dissolved in a given solution.
scler-
Multan
noun, a city in E central Pakistan.
sclera
noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
ascent
noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
tuners
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
sonnet
noun, Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
muleta
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.
Lester
noun, a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
narco-
saurel
noun, any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
Nantes
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
stamen
noun, the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
Lenten
adjective, of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
nances
noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
leones
noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
souter
noun, a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
scaler
noun, a person or thing that scales.
source
noun, any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
muscle
noun, a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
nacres
noun, mother-of-pearl.
amulet
noun, a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
Leucas
noun, Levkas.
leuco-
Leucon
noun, a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
soucar
noun, a Hindu banker.
muster
noun, an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
scato-
loaner
noun, a person or thing that loans.
uncase
verb (used with object), to remove from a case; remove the case from.
Solera
noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
mulcts
noun, a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
Slocum
noun, Joshua, 1844–c1910, U.S. mariner, author, and lecturer, born in Nova Scotia.
macons
noun, Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
ultras
noun, an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
mouser
noun, an animal that catches mice:
mourns
verb (used with object), to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
mounts
noun, the act or a manner of mounting.
ultra-
arsen-
moults
noun, an act, process, or an instance of molting.
macers
noun, macebearer.
macles
noun, chiastolite.
macro-
lutose
adjective, covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
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).
turaco
noun, touraco.
smalto
noun, colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
macule
noun, mackle.
MAeroE
arouse
verb (used with object), to stir to action or strong response; excite:
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.
Malone
noun, Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
morula
noun, the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
turco-
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
screen
noun, a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
Solent
noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
socmen
noun, sokeman.
solemn
adjective, grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
solate
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
mucosa
noun, mucous membrane.
solace
noun, comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
mucors
noun, any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
Luanne
noun, a female given name.
aneles
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
lucent
adjective, shining.
artels
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
lucres
noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
lumens
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.
luteo-
socman
noun, sokeman.
Scoter
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
lunars
noun, a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
lunate
noun, Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
anemo-
Lurcat
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
anenst
preposition, anent (def 2).
scream
noun, a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
luster
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
lustre
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
run-on
noun, run-on matter.
Salome
noun, Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
cantus
noun, cantus firmus.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
crenel
noun, any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
Caruso
noun, Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
Creole
noun, a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
Coleus
noun, any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
cresol
noun, any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
urates
noun, a salt of uric acid.
centum
noun, one hundred.
usance
noun, Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
colent
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
Creusa
noun, the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
Creuse
noun, a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
rennet
noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
Colmar
noun, a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
ratels
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Cronus
noun, a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
creels
noun, a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
creams
noun, the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
crease
noun, a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
create
adjective, Archaic. created.
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.
tercel
noun, the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
acutes
noun, the acute accent.
colure
noun, either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
casern
noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
tousle
noun, a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
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.
rastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
Caslon
noun, William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
colter
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
cremes
noun, cream.
crones
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Crouse
noun, Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
usenet
noun, Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
Romans
noun, an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
Tralee
noun, a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
Tenner
noun, a 10-dollar bill.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
cerat-
cuesta
noun, a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
cteno-
culets
noun, Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
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.
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.
urano-
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.
aeron.
coaler
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
tenons
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
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.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Crusoe
noun, Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
croute
noun, crust.
Orense
noun, a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
Toluca
noun, a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
ceorls
noun, churl (def 4).
Rennes
noun, a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
cruets
noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
tenure
noun, the holding or possessing of anything:
Aeolus
noun, the ruler of the winds.
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.
cartel
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
tenson
noun, a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Coates
noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
torula
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
tolans
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Temuco
noun, a city in S Chile.
celoms
noun, coelom.
celure
noun, an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
centas
noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
celto-
resole
verb (used with object), to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
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.
urease
noun, an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
corset
noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
Cornel
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
ramets
noun, an individual of a clone.
Cortes
noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
centos
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
Coruna
noun, La Coruña.
centr-
outran
verb, simple past tense of outrun.
Conant
noun, James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
consul
noun, an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
cental
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
ramose
adjective, having many branches.
rescue
noun, the act of rescuing.
conure
noun, any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
contes
plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
censer
noun, a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
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.
resale
noun, the act of selling a second time.
corals
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
reseat
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
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.
reseau
noun, a network.
resect
verb (used with object), to do a resection on.
cormel
noun, a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
resent
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
censor
noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
ternes
noun, terne metal.
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
acumen
noun, keen insight; shrewdness:
outman
verb (used with object), to surpass in manpower.
Castle
noun, a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
osteal
adjective, osseous.
Ransom
noun, the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
Canute
noun, a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
Renton
noun, a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
comers
noun, Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
retuse
adjective, having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
course
noun, a direction or route taken or to be taken.
Ostler
noun, hostler.
comate
noun, a mate or companion.
retems
noun, a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
courts
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.
couter
noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
terces
noun, tierce (def 3).
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
rentes
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
comals
noun, a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
ranees
noun, the wife of a rajah.
costal
adjective, Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
cotula
noun, (in prescriptions) a measure.
ramous
adjective, ramose.
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
Coster
noun, costermonger.
toucan
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
ramson
noun, a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
comtes
noun, count2 .
Tereus
noun, a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
Teresa
noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
coulee
noun, Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
COMSAT
noun, (often lowercase) a communications satellite.
ouster
noun, expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
result
noun, something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
resume
noun, résumé.
ounces
noun, a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
counts
noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
cumene
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.
coatee
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
cuneal
adjective, wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
clause
noun, Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
ceruse
noun, a pigment composed of white lead.
Cesena
noun, a city in E central Italy.
cleans
cesura
noun, caesura.
tauro-
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
tarso-
clears
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
Remsen
noun, Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
claros
noun, such a cigar.
Alecto
noun, one of the Furies.
unseat
verb (used with object), to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
elance
noun, a quick darting movement.
routes
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
relate
verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
recuse
verb (used with object), to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
cleats
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
relent
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
Carmen
noun, Ciudad del Carmen.
rectal
adjective, of, relating to, or for the rectum.
rectos
rectum
noun, the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
ecarte
noun, a card game for two players.
cerous
adjective, containing trivalent cerium.
rectus
noun, any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
eclats
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
ecrase
adjective, (of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
teamer
noun, a teamster.
certes
adverb, certainly; in truth.
rouens
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
unseen
adjective, not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible.
ecoles
noun, school1 .
tonnes
noun, metric ton.
Ecorse
noun, a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
Carmel
noun, Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
claret
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
octane
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
trans.
careen
noun, a careening.
clamor
noun, a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
elutes
verb (used with object), to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
remans
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
Tanner
noun, a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
eluant
noun, a liquid used for elution.
unseal
verb (used with object), to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
unrest
noun, lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
emotes
verb (used without object), to show or pretend emotion:
remote
noun, Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
nuance
noun, a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
runnel
noun, a small stream; brook; rivulet.
Cetura
noun, Keturah.
eluate
noun, a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
utero-
elater
noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
reluct
verb (used without object), to struggle (against something); rebel.
clares
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
elates
adjective, elated.
cetane
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
elect.
Saturn
noun, an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
rumens
noun, the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
elects
noun, a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
Aletes
noun, a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
nuncle
noun, uncle.
relume
verb (used with object), to light or illuminate again; relumine.
alerce
noun, the wood of the sandarac tree.
Elmont
noun, a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
alerts
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Nueces
noun, a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
unseam
verb (used with object), to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
Cletus
noun, Anacletus.
contr.
toneme
noun, a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
torsel
noun, a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
Cutler
noun, a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
Cereus
noun, any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
curate
noun, Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
closer
noun, a person or thing that closes.
Oeneus
noun, a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
telson
noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
oleate
noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
closet
noun, a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
curtal
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
Recent
noun, Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
Carole
noun, a female given name.
curets
noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
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.
clouts
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
cereal
noun, any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
aceto-
omenta
noun, a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
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.
omelet
noun, eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
oleums
noun, Pharmacology. oil.
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
Roseau
noun, a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
aceous
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
tonner
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
cunner
noun, a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
Easter
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
acetum
noun, a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
caroms
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
custom
noun, a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
ocular
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
Cloete
noun, Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
Custer
noun, George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
teasel
noun, any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Compare teasel family.
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
recast
noun, a recasting.
teaser
noun, a person or thing that teases.
clones
noun, Biology. a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
clonus
noun, a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
recons
noun, reconnaissance.
teleo-
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
meson
noun, Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
Morea
noun, Peloponnesus.
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.
Ramos
noun, Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
Seler
noun, Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
meta-
acet-
Mont.
motes
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
reams
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
scrum
noun, a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
mourn
verb (used with object), to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
anent
preposition, in regard to; about; concerning.
30-30
acnes
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
monas
noun, monad.
Reaum
mesne
adjective, intermediate or intervening.
MOUSE
noun, any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
ante-
meso-
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.
molts
noun, an act, process, or an instance of molting.
Mount
noun, the act or a manner of mounting.
Ramee
noun, Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
reman
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
moult
noun, an act, process, or an instance of molting.
moues
noun, a pouting grimace.
ramet
noun, an individual of a clone.
reals
noun, real number.
ramus
noun, a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
annot
Renan
noun, Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
reels
noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
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.
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
anon.
Morse
noun, an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
morns
noun, morning.
Monet
noun, Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
USLTA
moral
noun, the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
Morel
noun, any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
Remus
noun, Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
rect.
MNurs
moras
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
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.
sect.
moans
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Meuse
noun, Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Usnea
noun, any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
metas
noun, (in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
molet
noun, mullet2 .
ulnas
noun, Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
Mosul
noun, a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
Moser
noun, Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
Anson
noun, a male given name.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
Anton
noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
scute
noun, a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
annul
verb (used with object), (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
realm
noun, a royal domain; kingdom:
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
acmes
noun, the highest point; summit; peak:
morts
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
moles
noun, any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
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.
reest
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
molas
noun, any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
metes
noun, a limiting mark.
Metol
metr-
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.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
mores
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
UNCLE
noun, a brother of one's father or mother.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
Alcon
noun, a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
ameer
noun, emir.
unman
verb (used with object), to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
Olean
noun, a city in SW New York.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
alure
noun, a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
Oesel
noun, German name of Saaremaa.
alums
noun, Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
oecus
noun, (in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
noct-
amens
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
alum.
ocul-
Altus
noun, a city in SW Oklahoma.
Alcor
octan
noun, an octan fever.
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
alto-
octal
noun, octonary (def 6).
octa-
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
oleum
noun, Pharmacology. oil.
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
aero-
sarc-
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
nerol
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
uran-
neut.
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.
onces
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Ronne
noun, a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
Omuta
noun, a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
omers
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
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-
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
Amer.
ament
noun, catkin.
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.
noels
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
neons
noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Rules
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
rumal
noun, a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
rumen
noun, the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
Nurse
noun, a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
nurls
noun, a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
Salem
noun, a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Norns
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
Alene
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
numen
noun, divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
alone
Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
runes
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Aleus
noun, a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
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.
notum
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
Notus
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
almes
noun, almah.
Almon
noun, a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
runts
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
Norma
noun, the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
routs
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
unset
adjective, not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
nona-
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
nomas
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
nomen
noun, (in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
roues
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
nomes
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
rouse
noun, a rousing.
salon
noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
roust
verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
alecs
noun, a herring.
nonas
noun, sleeping sickness (def 2).
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
nonce
noun, the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
nones
noun, the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
nonet
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
route
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
non-U
adjective, not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
orans
noun, orant.
scree
noun, a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
Murat
noun, Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
Munro
noun, Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
actos
muons
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.
scent
noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
scene
noun, the place where some action or event occurs:
mural
noun, a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
muras
noun, (in Japan) a village; hamlet.
Outer
adjective, situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
scena
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
outre
adjective, passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
outen
verb (used with object), to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
Mures
noun, a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
Musca
noun, the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
ousel
noun, ouzel.
amuse
verb (used with object), to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
ounce
noun, a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
retem
noun, a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
scat-
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
unarm
verb (used with object), to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
Otaru
noun, a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
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.
SCRAM
noun, the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
Scout
noun, a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
MSEnt
scour
noun, the act of scouring.
Scot.
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
Scone
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
ureas
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
anele
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
muco-
mucor
noun, any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
reset
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
mucro
noun, a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
acro-
mulct
noun, a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
Ancon
noun, the elbow.
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
mutes
noun, Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
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.
AMORC
naut.
sauce
noun, any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
satem
adjective, belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
nears
urate
noun, a salt of uric acid.
uncos
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
orles
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
amort
adjective, spiritless; lifeless.
Orcus
noun, the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Roman
noun, a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
Neman
noun, a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
Nemea
noun, a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
nemos
noun, remote (def 10).
urase
noun, urease.
amole
noun, the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
Saree
noun, sari.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
saute
noun, a dish of sautéed food.
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
oste-
Osman
noun, 1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
scale
noun, Zoology. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
Names
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
Namur
noun, a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
Osler
noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
Nance
noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
nano-
natl.
acute
noun, the acute accent.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
amour
noun, a love affair.
naso-
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
roams
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
Sault
noun, a waterfall or rapid.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
Selma
noun, a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
cetes
noun, a number of badgers together.
scuta
noun, plural of scutum.
Camus
noun, Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
CONUS
noun, the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
erase
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
taces
noun, tasset.
erect
adjective, upright in position or posture:
Torun
noun, a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
sutra
noun, Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
ernes
noun, sea eagle.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
cense
verb (used with object), to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
erose
adjective, uneven, as if gnawed away.
Conte
noun, count2 .
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
Surat
noun, a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
cont.
eruct
verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
sural
adjective, of or relating to the calf of the leg.
cent.
Const
Sunna
noun, the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
Cons.
conns
noun, responsibility for the steering of a ship.
Sumer
noun, an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
Ester
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
estoc
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
taels
noun, liang.
cames
noun, a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
enorm
adjective, enormous; huge; vast.
torus
noun, Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
encl.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
enema
noun, the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
taler
noun, thaler.
Enola
noun, a female given name.
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Cant.
enols
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
enure
verb (used with or without object), inure.
terse
adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
enrol
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
talcs
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
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.
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.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
ensue
verb (used without object), to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
ento-
canes
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Sumac
noun, any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
auto.
Lamus
noun, a son of Hercules and Omphale.
Lamut
noun, Even.
LANCE
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
comes
noun, Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
Comer
noun, Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
Aust.
truce
noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
laree
noun, lari.
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
larum
noun, alarum.
LASER
noun, a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
stole
noun, an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below. Compare tippet (def 2).
ster.
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
aulos
noun, an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
stele
noun, an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
COMAS
noun, a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
comal
noun, a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
steer
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
lames
noun, Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
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.
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.
euros
noun, wallaroo.
Sucre
noun, Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Conn.
Conan
noun, a male given name.
T-man
noun, a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
Camel
noun, either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World. Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
Comus
noun, an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
Comte
noun, count2 .
strum
noun, the act of strumming.
Euler
noun, Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
treas
Euro-
eusol
noun, an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
stoma
noun, Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
calms
noun, freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
stour
noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
Storm
noun, a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
Comr.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
laces
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
stome
lact-
treen
noun, treenware.
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.
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.
cores
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
Colum
noun, Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
cures
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
curet
noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
telos
noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
curls
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
telo-
curns
noun, a grain.
teles
noun, television.
curse
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
curst
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
carns
noun, cairn.
cunts
noun, the vulva or vagina.
crams
noun, Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
cutes
noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
tele-
touse
noun, a commotion; rumpus.
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.
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
Tours
noun, a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
teems
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
Toure
noun, Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
carom
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
Temne
noun, a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
cauls
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
tera-
Crete
noun, Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
terce
noun, tierce (def 3).
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
cruel
adjective, willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
cruet
noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
cruse
noun, an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
crust
noun, the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
cream
noun, the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
tenon
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
teno-
Tenn.
culet
noun, Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
culms
noun, coal dust; slack.
creme
noun, cream.
Crees
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
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.
Creel
noun, a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
carse
noun, bottom land.
Cunas
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.
caste
noun, Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
teels
noun, til.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
corms
noun, an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
trams
noun, British. a streetcar.
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
elem.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
terne
noun, terne metal.
Elena
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Elman
noun, Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
Elmer
noun, a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
celom
noun, coelom.
Corse
noun, corpse.
Caren
noun, a female given name.
Carme
noun, a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
Elton
noun, a male given name.
Elura
noun, Ellora.
elute
verb (used with object), to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
cornu
noun, a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
emote
verb (used without object), to show or pretend emotion:
corns
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
tames
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
Celt.
abbreviation, Celtic.
talus
noun, the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
emuls
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
celts
noun, an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
carls
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
elate
adjective, elated.
caus.
econ.
easel
noun, a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
tears
cause
noun, a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
Count
noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
teams
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
eclat
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
ecol.
Ecole
noun, school1 .
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
coset
noun, a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
cease
noun, cessation:
ectal
adjective, external; outer; on the surface of.
ecto-
Ecua.
cotes
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
term.
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
terms
noun, a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
elans
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
stela
noun, stele (defs 1–3).
Steel
noun, any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
marcs
noun, the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
tonus
noun, a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
Arnel
Manon
noun, an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
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.
manos
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
manse
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
Sloan
noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
Manue
noun, Manoah.
Manus
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
sleet
noun, precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
slate
noun, a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
clast
noun, a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
malts
noun, germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
clase
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
armet
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
marls
noun, Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
Marne
noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
Maroc
noun, French name of Morocco.
Maros
noun, Hungarian name of Mures.
claro
noun, such a cigar.
marse
noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
Armen
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
Manet
noun, Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
Marut
noun, any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
Close
noun, the act of closing.
Luton
noun, a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
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.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
sneer
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
Cleon
noun, died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
atmo-
smolt
noun, a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
cero-
cesta
noun, a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
smear
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
macer
noun, macebearer.
maces
noun, a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
macle
noun, chiastolite.
Smart
noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
Macon
noun, Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
smalt
noun, a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
cert.
cleat
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
clear
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
male-
marts
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
masc.
snout
noun, the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
ulcer
noun, Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
TORES
noun, a torus.
melts
noun, the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
Melun
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
menat
noun, an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
arces
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
Menes
noun, flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
meno-
Mensa
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
mense
noun, propriety; discretion.
ulans
noun, uhlan.
menta
noun, Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
Senna
noun, any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
Ceuta
noun, a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
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.
Merca
noun, a city in S Somalia.
ulent
semen
noun, the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
meres
noun, Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
Merle
noun, the blackbird, Turdus merula.
Cetus
noun, the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
mero-
Meroe
noun, a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
meros
noun, (in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
arcus
noun, a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
Melos
noun, the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
MASER
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
sero-
Mason
noun, a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
mast-
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
mater
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
matr-
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Matsu
noun, a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
serum
noun, the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
mauls
noun, a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
Clare
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
McRae
noun, Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
melon
noun, the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
MEANS
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
meant
verb, simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
Mears
noun, mere3 .
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
Seoul
noun, a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
clans
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
meets
noun, an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
areo-
Melas
noun, a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
lures
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
smote
verb, a simple past tense of smite.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
Soult
noun, Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
lento
adverb, slowly.
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
Srta.
Leona
noun, a female given name.
Leone
noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
colat
Colas
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
Leros
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
toles
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
coele
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
coel-
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
lunts
noun, a match; the flame used to light a fire.
leuc-
Ceram
noun, an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Tunas
noun, any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
coals
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
Sorel
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
ceorl
noun, churl (def 4).
lenos
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
loams
noun, a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
lect.
cents
noun, a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
leans
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
tules
noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
steam
noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
tolas
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
lease
noun, a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
least
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
Tulsa
noun, a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
Lenca
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
tumor
noun, a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
leers
noun, a lascivious or sly look.
Colet
noun, John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
Coles
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
leets
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
Leman
noun, a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
Lemon
noun, the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
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.
astr.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
toman
noun, a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
louse
noun, any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
clout
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
Ceres
noun, a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
Lucas
noun, George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
Lorne
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
loser
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
Lucan
noun, (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
asco-
solum
noun, the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
tuner
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
solan
noun, a gannet.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Lotus
noun, a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
soler
noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
lours
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
louts
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
luces
noun, plural of lux.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
lucre
noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
lunas
noun, the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
locus
noun, a place; locality.
tunes
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
lunes
noun, Archaic. fits of madness.
loner
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
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.
clots
noun, a mass or lump.
socle
noun, a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
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.
locum
noun, locum tenens.
lunar
noun, a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
Loren
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
loans
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
lores
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Ascot
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
tonne
noun, metric ton.
tomes
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
uret
Utes
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
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.
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
tonn
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
tome
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
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.
rems
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
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.
Toul
noun, a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
Tour
noun, a traveling around from place to place.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
TOMS
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
uro-
USMA
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.
urea
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
USMC
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
USNA
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
Utas
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
Reus
noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
USRC
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
USCA
USTC
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
USAR
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
RNAS
user
noun, a person or thing that uses.
roam
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
Sem.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Soul
noun, the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
scam
noun, a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
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.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
tune
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Sra.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
some
adverb, (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
Soma
noun, the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
soln
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
Umea
noun, a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
Sour
noun, something that is sour.
SRAM
tuns
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
tule
noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
stem
noun, the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
tsar
noun, czar.
Tues
Sat.
Tula
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
unco
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
Ste.
Saul
noun, the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
saur
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Tums
verb (used with object), to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
Sol.
tron
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
Sere
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
sec.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Seel
verb (used with object), Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
Seem
verb (used without object), to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
seer
noun, a person who sees; observer.
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.
Ulan
noun, uhlan.
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
ulna
noun, Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
SLAM
noun, a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
slut
noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
scr.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Tore
noun, a torus.
Tura
noun, Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
smut
noun, a particle of soot; sooty matter.
ulto
scum
noun, a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
scut
noun, a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
slat
noun, a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
slur
noun, a slurred utterance or sound.
slum
noun, Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
slue
noun, the act of sluing.
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
seam
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
tRNA
ter.
tram
noun, British. a streetcar.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
teem
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
teel
noun, til.
teas
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
roue
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
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.
team
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
ROUS
noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
taur
Tasm
rout
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Tees
noun, a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
rues
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
Rome
noun, Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
Rom.
Roma
noun, Rome.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
ten.
roms
noun, a Gypsy man or boy.
tel-
RONA
Ural
noun, a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
unto
preposition, to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
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.
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
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.
rule
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
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.
Sumo
noun, a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
Surt
noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
sure
Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
SALT
noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
Sura
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
sur-
sunn
noun, a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
suet
noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Sam.
same
Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
Saml
stun
noun, the act of stunning.
stum
noun, unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
str.
seme
adjective, covered with many small, identical figures.
tael
noun, liang.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Tame
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
rums
noun, an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
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.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Tams
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
runs
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
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.
runt
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
Rus.
Ruse
noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
Rust
noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
Tace
noun, tasset.
1080
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.
Cels
CERN
CerE
noun, a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
Luce
noun, a pike, especially when fully grown.
lues
noun, syphilis.
Luna
noun, the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
Lune
noun, anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Lunt
noun, a match; the flame used to light a fire.
cene
lure
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
Lust
noun, intense sexual desire or appetite.
cen.
Cela
noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
cees
noun, the letter C.
caul
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
cat.
M-14
noun, a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
M-16
noun, a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
Mac-
Mace
noun, a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
maco
noun, an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
macs
noun, fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
Mael
noun, a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
cet-
Cete
noun, a number of badgers together.
mal-
Loma
noun, a hill or ridge having a broad top.
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
clou
noun, a major point of interest or attention.
clot
noun, a mass or lump.
CLOS
noun, a walled vineyard.
Cloe
noun, a female given name, form of Chloe.
Cleo
noun, a female given name.
loam
noun, a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
Clem
noun, a male given name, form of Clement.
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
Clea
noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
Lome
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
Ceto
lone
adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
clar
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
lote
noun, lotus.
clan
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
loun
noun, loon2 .
lour
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
lout
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
clam
noun, any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species. Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
maes
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
MALS
clue
noun, anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
MNAS
ment
menu
noun, a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
Came
noun, a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
Merc
noun, a mercenary soldier.
mere
noun, Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
MERS
noun, Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
mes-
mesa
noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
met.
mete
noun, a limiting mark.
calm
noun, freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
Cal.
aut-
melt
noun, the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
moan
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
moas
noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
moat
noun, a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
Aus.
aur-
mol.
MOLA
noun, any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
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.
mols
noun, mole4 .
molt
noun, an act, process, or an instance of molting.
Mon.
Mona
noun, a female given name.
Mons
noun, an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
men-
mels
noun, honey.
malt
noun, germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Man.
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.
Mano
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
Manu
noun, the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
Mar.
MARC
noun, the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
Mare
noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
Marl
noun, Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
MARS
noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Mart
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Carn
noun, cairn.
MatE
noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
Mela
noun, a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
maul
noun, a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
Maun
auxiliary verb, must1 .
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
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.
mean
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
mear
noun, mere3 .
meas
meat
noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Can.
Meer
noun, Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
meet
noun, an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
cams
noun, Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
cml.
Mora
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
eous
emes
noun, friend.
EMet
enc.
ence
crut
noun, crud (def 1).
enl.
enol
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Ens.
crus
noun, the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Cres
Cree
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Else
Idioms, or else, or suffer the consequences:
crat
Erma
noun, a female given name.
CRAM
noun, Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
Coue
noun, Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Erse
noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
Esau
noun, a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
ctr.
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
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.
curl
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
ease
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
cute
noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
eco-
Ecru
noun, an ecru color.
ect-
Curt
noun, a male given name, form of Curtis.
curs
noun, a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
curn
noun, a grain.
cure
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
cts.
cur.
cunt
noun, the vulva or vagina.
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.
cult
noun, a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
EEOC
Culm
noun, coal dust; slack.
Elam
noun, an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
ELAS
Elea
noun, an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
cule
elms
noun, any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches. Compare American elm, elm family.
cues
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
Cort
esne
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Cnut
noun, Canute.
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
rel.
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
coal
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
Lat.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
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.
lea.
Col.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
leer
noun, a lascivious or sly look.
lees
noun, plural of lee2 .
Leet
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
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.
Leno
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
lens
noun, a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
lent
noun, (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
CMOS
noun, complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
Cmon
Leon
noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
corm
noun, an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
Eur.
eso-
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
est.
Este
noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
Cor.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
etc.
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.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Con.
COMS
noun, Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
Eula
noun, End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
Eure
noun, a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
coml
come
noun, Slang: Vulgar. semen.
coma
noun, a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
Com.
COLT
noun, a young male animal of the horse family.
cols
noun, Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
Coln
noun, former German name of Cologne.
lace
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
lacs
noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
Cole
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
Lam.
lame
noun, Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
lams
noun, a hasty escape; flight.
aunt
noun, the sister of one's father or mother.
CALS
noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
more
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
amus
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.
amt.
Amos
noun, a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
Amor
noun, Cupid.
Amon
noun, Amen.
AMLS
Ames
noun, a city in central Iowa.
Amen
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
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.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
alt.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
Oct.
OEEC
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
alms
noun, money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
alme
noun, almah.
ole-
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
ance
morn
noun, morning.
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.
not-
Nome
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
non-
none
noun, nones1 .
Nor.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Norm
noun, a standard, model, or pattern.
Norn
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
nos-
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
anes
adverb, once.
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.
anus
noun, the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
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.
nous
noun, Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
ANTU
ant.
ano-
Anne
noun, 1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
ann.
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
Omar
noun, a male given name.
nom.
acle
noun, the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
acr-
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.
acme
noun, the highest point; summit; peak:
ours
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Ouse
noun, Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
oust
verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
out-
outs
noun, a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
ACLU
ACLS
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
real
noun, real number.
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)
recs
noun, recreation.
Reel
noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
Rees
noun, reeve3 .
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.
Osee
noun, Hosea.
omen
noun, anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
Omer
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
alee
adverb, adjective, upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
Alec
noun, a herring.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Alco
Ont.
onus
noun, a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
aet.
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
Acus
noun, Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
Orel
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
Orem
noun, a city in N Utah.
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:
aer-
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
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.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
Noma
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
nunc
adverb, now.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
muts
noun, mutt.
ASTM
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.
ASME
nane
pronoun, adverb, adjective, none1 .
Naos
noun, a temple.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
mute
noun, Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
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.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NCTE
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:
Mrs.
plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
mRNA
asc-
Neal
noun, a male given name.
MSAE
Asur
noun, Assur.
mout
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.
ates
ator
Aten
noun, Aton.
MSEE
atm.
msec
muc-
mult
must
noun, something necessary, vital, or required:
mun.
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.
Mura
noun, (in Japan) a village; hamlet.
MSCE
Mure
noun, Obsolete. a wall.
Noel
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
mus.
Muse
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae. any goddess presiding over a particular art.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
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.
arms
noun, the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
mots
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Atum
noun, a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
neem
nene
noun, a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
neo-
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.
moue
noun, a pouting grimace.
Arm.
Neel
noun, Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
Nemo
noun, remote (def 10).
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.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Auer
noun, Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
mote
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
most
noun, the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
aune
noun, an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
Mort
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
art.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
USO
EOM
CRS
UTE
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
eo-
Cut
noun, the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
UTC
ACS
ean
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
ure
CRT
tue
AUM
noun, Om.
ae.
AEC
Am.
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ea.
EAM
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
ac-
cs.
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)
cte
cum
noun, come (def 24).
TSE
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
USN
AUC
USM
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
Tu.
cue
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
USE
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
USC
USR
ca.
ctn
plural, carton.
an.
cl.
CTA
CST
CSR
CSO
CSA
cr.
al.
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
Tro
Ar.
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
ct.
urn
noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
Uta
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
Co.
TMO
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.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
CLR
ult
CLU
CMA
Ume
noun, a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
UMT
ARS
CNM
tr.
Una
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
ANC
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
unc
Clo
Ulm
noun, a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
CNN
UCR
UAM
UAE
USA
UAR
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
CEO
cee
noun, the letter C.
ANU
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.
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
AOU
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
cle
aor
CEA
ule
noun, caucho.
ARU
AMU
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
tlo
ALM
ASU
CAR
noun, an automobile.
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
tlr
ALC
tun
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
at.
TLC
TES
noun, ti1 .
ur-
tum
verb (used with object), to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
ATC
COS
noun, romaine.
uns
ast
ase
AME
AMS
tra
CNO
CNS
Une
Tom
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
AMC
ASR
ALU
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
UNO
ASM
ASN
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
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.
NMR
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
NAM
noun, Vietnam.
sc.
Nan
noun, naan.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Sau
noun, German name of Sava.
ne-
NEA
NEC
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
SAR
NES
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:
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
NMU
NCO
NNE
NOC
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
Sal
noun, salt1 .
SAE
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
SRO
So.
rut
noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
nr.
NRA
NRC
NSA
NSC
NUT
noun, a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
mut
noun, mutt.
NUL
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
ml.
MLA
MLR
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
MLS
MNA
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
MNE
MNS
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
MOC
noun, moccasin.
Moe
noun, a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
MOR
se-
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.
MOS
noun, moment (def 1).
MOT
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MRA
MRE
MSA
MSE
MSN
MST
Mt.
mtn
MTO
MTS
SCM
NSU
NUM
Mel
noun, honey.
RAM
noun, a male sheep.
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ose
ROA
RNA
RMC
rm.
plural, ream.
ot-
OTA
ote
OTS
our
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
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.
RCS
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Re.
RMA
RMS
plural, ream.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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.
RCA
RCN
RCT
REA
REC
noun, recreation.
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
Nun
noun, a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
OAS
run
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
NUS
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
RUM
noun, an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
Oc.
OSA
Rue
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
RTS
rte
rt.
RSE
RSA
Rs.
OTC
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.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ons
OAU
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
OCR
OCS
OEM
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
Ola
Om.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
oma
plural, a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
OMS
noun, a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONR
Meo
noun, Miao (def 1).
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.
MEC
noun, a pimp; mack.
ETO
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
ERS
noun, ervil.
ERT
ESA
Esc
ese
ESL
SUN
noun, (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
ESR
ESU
SUM
noun, the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
Sue
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
ETR
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
ETS
Stu
noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
eu-
La.
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
Lt.
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).
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.
STM
STL
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
LCA
TAE
preposition, to.
TAL
LCT
EEO
TEC
noun, detective.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ec-
ECA
ECM
tea
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
TCS
TCA
ECU
noun, the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
EEC
TAU
noun, the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
EEL
noun, any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
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.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
eme
noun, friend.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
EMR
EMS
noun, the letter M, m.
EMT
TAM
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
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.
en-
ene
EOE
LCM
uts
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.
Me.
Mc-
LTA
LST
LSM
Sou
noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
LMT
SLR
LSC
sot
noun, a drunkard.
SMA
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.
MS.
plural, manuscript.
MAE
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
Lou
noun, a male given name, form of Louis.
LOC
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
LON
MSL
MSC
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.
leu
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
ltr
let
noun, British. a lease.
Mao
Mo.
Lee
noun, protective shelter:
MEA
noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
MCR
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Sta
SNU
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.
mas
noun, mother1 .
Luo
noun, a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
St.
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
SLA
SLE
Sr.
Les
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
RO
CU
SN
UC
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
RN
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.
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.
ee
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
TE
noun, ti1 .
AU
plural, to the; at the; with the.
OU
noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
MN
AO
RC
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
CM
CE
TC
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
MA
noun, mother1 .
NL
TN
LM
L.
NU
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
L1
L2
S.
OE
noun, oy2 .
SA
SL
SM
NM
UL
U.
le
O.
TM
M.
N.
LU
noun, a male or female given name, form of Lou.
LR
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
ol
T1
t.
MU
noun, the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
NA
adverb, no1 .
RU
NC
OA
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
TL
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
ln
SU
LC
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