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- hectoliters
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noun,
a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- consolette
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noun,
a small shelf or recess in a handy location, as in the armrest, dashboard, or door panel of a car, in a shower stall, etc., for holding small, frequently used items.
- hectoliter
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noun,
a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- Chesterton
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noun,
G(ilbert) K(eith) 1874–1936, English essayist, critic, and novelist.
- theoretics
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noun,
the theoretical or speculative part of a science or subject.
- roscoelite
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noun,
a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- thereinto
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adverb,
into that place or thing.
- helotries
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noun,
serfdom; slavery.
- telestich
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noun,
a poem in which the last letters of successive lines form a word, a phrase, or the consecutive letters of the alphabet.
- selection
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noun,
an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- intersect
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verb (used with object),
to cut or divide by passing through or across:
- isochrone
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noun,
a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
- chlorines
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noun,
a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
- chlorites
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noun,
a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- tenorites
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- telethons
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noun,
a television broadcast lasting several hours, especially one soliciting support for a charity.
- shoreline
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noun,
the line where shore and water meet.
- Telchines
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plural noun,
nine dog-headed monsters, inhabiting the sea, who as great artisans crafted the sickle of Cronus and the trident of Poseidon.
- one-horse
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adjective,
using or having only a single horse:
- no-hitter
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noun,
a no-hit game.
- cortisone
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noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- Nicolette
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noun,
a female given name, form of Nicole.
- oleoresin
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noun,
a mixture of an essential oil and a resin, found in nature.
- croisette
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noun,
crossette.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- lotteries
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noun,
a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
- centriole
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noun,
a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
- tres-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- clothiers
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noun,
a retailer of clothing.
- ornithol.
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- orthicons
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noun,
a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
- orthotics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a branch of medicine dealing with the making and fitting of orthotic devices.
- lithosere
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noun,
a sere originating on rock.
- hoteliers
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noun,
a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- cornetist
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noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- sclerotin
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noun,
an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- horotelic
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adjective,
of or relating to evolution at a rate standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- schlieren
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noun,
Petrography. streaks or irregularly shaped masses in an igneous rock that differ in texture or composition from the main mass.
- trotlines
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- thirteens
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noun,
a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
- holocrine
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adjective,
(of a gland) releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells.
- otoliths
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- Othoniel
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noun,
Othniel.
- enclothe
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verb (used with object),
clothe (def 3).
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- cloister
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noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- enriches
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- orthotic
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noun,
Also, orthosis. a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- orthicon
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noun,
a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
- electros
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noun,
electrotype.
- electron
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noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- sclerite
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noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- ornitho-
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- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- entitles
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verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- Shirleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Shirley.
- Chretien
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noun,
Jean, born 1934, Canadian politician: prime minister 1993–2003.
- triolets
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- chorines
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- chorions
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noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- chortles
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noun,
a gleeful chuckle.
- Leinster
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noun,
a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- Christen
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verb (used with object),
to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- enthetic
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adjective,
introduced from without, as diseases propagated by inoculation.
- Christo-
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- reenlist
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verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- trochees
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- cineoles
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- entresol
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noun,
a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- clothier
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noun,
a retailer of clothing.
- electro-
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- tiercels
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noun,
tercel.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- contorts
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- trotline
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- Steichen
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noun,
Edward, 1879–1973, U.S. photographer.
- oinochoe
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noun,
a wine pitcher or jug, characterized by a curved handle extending from the lip to the shoulder, and a round or trefoil mouth.
- oilstone
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noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- Holocene
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noun,
recent (def 5).
- creosote
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noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- oenochoe
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noun,
oinochoe.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- thorites
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noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- nitroso-
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- cortisol
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noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- Holstein
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noun,
Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- noisette
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noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- tortonis
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- corselet
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noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- tortoise
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noun,
a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
- cornhole
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verb (used with object),
to have anal intercourse with.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- one-shot
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noun,
a magazine, brochure, or the like that is published only one time, with no subsequent issues intended, usually containing articles and photographs devoted to one topical subject.
- lecterns
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- oreshoot
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noun,
a rich concentration in an orebody.
- ecotones
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noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- honorees
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noun,
a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
- cohenite
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noun,
a rare microscopic mineral, carbide of iron, nickel, or cobalt, (Fe, Ni, Co) 3 C, found in lunar rocks and some meteorites.
- eclosion
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noun,
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- coherent
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adjective,
logically connected; consistent:
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- cohesion
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noun,
the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- trenches
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noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- echelons
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noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- colorist
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noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- orcinols
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- coistrel
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- trecento
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noun,
the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.
- crosette
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noun,
crossette.
- Colonies
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noun,
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
- colonist
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- neoliths
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noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- schooner
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noun,
Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- telethon
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noun,
a television broadcast lasting several hours, especially one soliciting support for a charity.
- cholines
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noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- isothere
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- isolette
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- reticent
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adjective,
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
- chiseler
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noun,
a person who cheats or tricks; swindler.
- retinols
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noun,
vitamin A.
- isocolon
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noun,
a figure of speech or sentence having a parallel structure formed by the use of two or more clauses, or cola, of similar length, as “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”.
- schooler
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noun,
a person who attends school, especially a child (usually used in combination):
- isochore
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- testicle
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noun,
testis.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- cheroots
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noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- helicons
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noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- theories
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noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- Tirolese
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adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- theorist
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noun,
a person who theorizes.
- hereinto
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adverb,
into this place.
- cheerios
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- Hortense
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noun,
a female given name.
- rootlets
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noun,
a little root.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- hotlines
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noun,
hot line.
- thirteen
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noun,
a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
- hotelier
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noun,
a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- hosteler
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noun,
a person who operates a hostel.
- chitters
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verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- throstle
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noun,
British (chiefly Literary) . the song thrush.
- cholents
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noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- teosinte
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- chlorite
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noun,
a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
- chlorine
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noun,
a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
- Hornitos
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noun,
a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.
- schoolie
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noun,
a fish that swims within a school.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- honoree
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noun,
a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
- thereto
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adverb,
to that place, thing, etc.
- hernio-
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- thereon
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adverb,
on or upon that or it.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- tenrecs
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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.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- heretic
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noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- tensile
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adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- neolith
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noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- heriots
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- eoliths
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noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tenters
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- echelon
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noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- henries
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noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- Tootsie
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noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- sterlet
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noun,
a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- torches
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noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- stereo-
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- neither
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pronoun,
not either; not one person or the other; not one thing or the other:
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- Stentor
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Toronto
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario.
- crotons
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- therein
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adverb,
in or into that place or thing.
- hornito
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noun,
a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.
- lechers
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noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- heteros
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noun,
Informal. a heterosexual person.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- thorite
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noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- hostile
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noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- hetero-
-
- soliton
-
- corslet
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noun,
corselet (def 2).
- hostler
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noun,
a person who takes care of horses, especially at an inn.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- tithers
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noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- costrel
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noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- nettles
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noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- echino-
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- heroine
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noun,
a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- creosol
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noun,
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
- creoles
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- Nichole
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noun,
a female given name.
- Nichols
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noun,
John, born 1940, U.S. novelist.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- heroins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- hotline
-
noun,
hot line.
- cottons
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- tootles
-
noun,
the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like.
- Heloise
-
noun,
1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.
Compare Abélard.
- ethnol.
-
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- ethnics
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- liernes
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- technol
-
- techno-
-
- Toltecs
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- 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.
- enclose
-
verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- toeshoe
-
noun,
a dance slipper fitted with a thick, reinforced toe to enable the ballet dancer to toe-dance.
- hooters
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ethions
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- Elohist
-
noun,
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
- Lesotho
-
noun,
a monarchy in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 11,716 sq. mi. (30,344 sq. km). Capital: Maseru.
- cornels
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- letches
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- tercels
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- teleost
-
noun,
Also called teleostome [tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-] /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/ (Show IPA). a teleost fish.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- entitle
-
verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- letters
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- entero-
-
- enteric
-
noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- litotes
-
noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- tercets
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Stilton
-
- sthenic
-
adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- inshore
-
adverb,
toward the shore:
- ecotone
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- stetho-
-
- theines
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- lectern
-
noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- inheres
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- helices
-
noun,
a plural of helix.
- sterno-
-
- tenches
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- helico-
-
- Helicon
-
noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- histone
-
noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- tonlets
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- litters
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Thistle
-
noun,
any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, especially of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum.
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Stretch
-
noun,
an act or instance of stretching.
- thorons
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- 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.
- tethers
-
noun,
a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- tochers
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- Theiler
-
noun,
Max, 1899–1972, South African medical scientist, in the U.S. after 1922: Nobel Prize in medicine 1951.
- thronos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek chair, usually highly ornamented, having a high seat and back and rectangular turned or carved legs ending in animal feet.
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- Lenotre
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- Hoosier
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- electr-
-
- elector
-
noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- Lettish
-
noun,
Latvian (def 3).
- holster
-
noun,
a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- Corinth
-
noun,
an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- reticle
-
noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- cheeros
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- Trieste
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- orioles
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- Orinoco
-
noun,
a river in N South America, flowing N from the border of Brazil, along the E border of Colombia, and NE through Venezuela to the Atlantic. 1600 miles (2575 km) long.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- cheerio
-
noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- seleno-
-
- rootlet
-
noun,
a little root.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- coheres
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- chitons
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- cohorts
-
noun,
a group or company:
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- orcinol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- cineole
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- orchils
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- chitter
-
verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- selenic
-
adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- shoo-in
-
noun,
a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- rosolio
-
noun,
a cordial flavored with rose petals, cloves, cinnamon, or the like, popular in southern Europe.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Colette
-
noun,
(Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette) 1873–1954, French author.
- recline
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- cheiro-
-
- retches
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- shooter
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- Othniel
-
noun,
a judge of Israel. Judges 3:9.
- tricho-
-
- richens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- ostrich
-
noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- otolith
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates.
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- Chinese
-
noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- shorten
-
verb (used with object),
to make short or shorter.
- Chester
-
noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- shortie
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- Cheiron
-
noun,
Chiron.
- Chenier
-
noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- retools
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- cholers
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- trestle
-
noun,
a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- ornith-
-
- risotto
-
noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- clothes
-
plural noun,
garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.
- shotten
-
adjective,
(of fish, especially herring) having recently ejected the spawn.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- cheroot
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- ooliths
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- Rosette
-
noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- ocelots
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- relents
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- 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.
- control
-
noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- Chronos
-
noun,
chronometer.
- settlor
-
noun,
a person who makes a settlement of property.
- chortle
-
noun,
a gleeful chuckle.
- chorten
-
noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- choriso
-
noun,
chorizo.
- chorion
-
noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- chorine
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- sclero-
-
- scolion
-
noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- sociol.
-
- coolths
-
noun,
coolness.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- tortoni
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- cholent
-
noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- T-shirt
-
noun,
a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
- tortile
-
adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- notches
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- choline
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- contort
-
verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- trochee
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- slotter
-
noun,
a person or thing that slots.
- triolet
-
noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- centri-
-
- 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.
- coltish
-
adjective,
playful; frolicsome.
- settler
-
noun,
a person or thing that settles.
- centile
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Shelton
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- shelter
-
noun,
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- centro-
-
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- chrono-
-
- console
-
noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- chronol
-
- sheitel
-
noun,
a wig worn by certain Orthodox Jewish married women in keeping with an old rabbinical precept that forbids a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the sight of a man other than her husband.
- sectile
-
adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- constr.
-
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- onshore
-
adverb,
onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- chloro-
-
- slither
-
noun,
a slithering movement; slide.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- tether
-
noun,
a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- 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.
- lecher
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- tercet
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- tenths
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- rhino-
-
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- Settle
-
noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- intro.
-
- School
-
noun,
an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age:
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- hostel
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- thirls
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- thirst
-
noun,
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- Horton
-
noun,
a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- horol.
-
- selen-
-
- scler-
-
- tholes
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- scoto-
-
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- honors
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- hooter
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Hooton
-
noun,
Earnest Albert [ur-nist] /ˈɜr nɪst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1954, U.S. anthropologist and writer.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- hornet
-
noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- schorl
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a black tourmaline.
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- hotter
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- instr.
-
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- inter.
-
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hottie
-
noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- thiols
-
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- thetic
-
adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- icono-
-
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- theol.
-
- thence
-
adverb,
from that place:
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- oolith
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- necro-
-
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- steno-
-
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Olonos
-
noun,
Erymanthus.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- orchil
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- orihon
-
noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- stitch
-
noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Olcott
-
noun,
Chauncey (Chancellor John Olcott) 1860–1932, U.S. tenor, actor, and songwriter.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- socio-
-
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- nocti-
-
- norths
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- nether
-
adjective,
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
- Nettle
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- tholos
-
noun,
a circular building.
a small, round structure, as a lantern.
a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nitro-
-
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- leches
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- lethes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- rectos
-
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- recti-
-
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- letter
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Lettic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- Lettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- Shinto
-
noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- lesche
-
noun,
an arcade or other public place in ancient Greece.
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- 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.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- relish
-
noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- teleo-
-
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- shtetl
-
noun,
(formerly) a Jewish village or small-town community in eastern Europe.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- ortho-
-
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- Orlich
-
noun,
Francisco J [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–69, Costa Rican engineer and statesman: president 1962–66.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- lichts
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- Osorno
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litho.
-
- osteo-
-
- lithos
-
noun,
lithography.
- soothe
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- tootle
-
noun,
the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- chori-
-
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- tithes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- chorio
-
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- escent
-
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- chotts
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- tooths
-
noun,
(in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- colors
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Chron.
-
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- eroto-
-
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- chiro-
-
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- chisel
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- chiton
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- ethno-
-
- ethine
-
noun,
acetylene.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- chlor-
-
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- chole-
-
- cholee
-
noun,
choli.
- etches
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- cteno-
-
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Cholon
-
noun,
a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City, in S Vietnam.
- Cholos
-
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- coeno-
-
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- Toltec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- 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.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- 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.
- elect.
-
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- cloths
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- clothe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- colent
-
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- 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:
- enter-
-
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Tooele
-
noun,
a town in NW Utah.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- cohort
-
noun,
a group or company:
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- clino-
-
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- trich-
-
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- Chino-
-
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- costo-
-
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centr-
-
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- 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.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- coolth
-
noun,
coolness.
- centi-
-
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- hereto
-
adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- Cotton
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- tilths
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- histo-
-
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- 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.
- troths
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- thoron
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- 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.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- 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.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- celto-
-
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- 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.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- 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.
- Hilton
-
noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- 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.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hiero-
-
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- helio-
-
- helic-
-
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- tinct.
-
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- 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.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hecto-
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Chiles
-
noun,
chili.
- chilo-
-
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Chilon
-
noun,
flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- Clotho
-
noun,
the Fate who spins the thread of life.
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- contr.
-
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- helots
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Cons.
-
- coele
-
- noso-
-
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- coel-
-
- OIcel
-
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- cores
-
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- toti-
-
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Orlon
-
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- 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:
- Const
-
- 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.
- cont.
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- noto-
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- octo-
-
- orch.
-
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Colo.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- oleo-
-
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onto-
-
- onco-
-
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- sito-
-
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Sino-
-
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- 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.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Chin.
-
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- rhet.
-
- rhin-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- seti-
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Seric
-
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- sero-
-
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- cert.
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Troth
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scot.
-
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- 30-30
-
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- troch
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- cent.
-
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- 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: ¢.
- sect.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Recit
-
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- cloth
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- shott
-
noun,
chott.
- Orth.
-
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- 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.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- oste-
-
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- reni-
-
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- 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.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- chott
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- chol-
-
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cine-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- rect.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Esth.
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- 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 .
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- lect.
-
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- teno-
-
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- Isth.
-
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- 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.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- licet
-
- tele-
-
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- ento-
-
- teeth
-
noun,
plural of tooth.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- 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.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- telo-
-
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- tech.
-
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- hier-
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- hort.
-
- thio-
-
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- herns
-
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- Icel.
-
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- holo-
-
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- hist.
-
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Helen
-
noun,
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- insol
-
- inst.
-
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hect-
-
- intr.
-
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- heli-
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- icons
-
- theo-
-
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Theos
-
- tilth
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- ileo-
-
- theor
-
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- incl.
-
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- encl.
-
- Lethe
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- econ.
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- lotto
-
noun,
a game of chance in which a leader draws numbered disks at random from a stock and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards, the winner being the first to cover a complete row.
- ecol.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- tooth
-
noun,
(in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- nitr-
-
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- ster.
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neth.
-
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- 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.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- ecto-
-
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- 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.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Lith.
-
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- 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.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- tono-
-
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- 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).
- noct-
-
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Sol.
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- sech
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Ste.
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Soni
-
- tron
-
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- trit
-
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- ten.
-
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- 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.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tel-
-
- tchr
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- thi-
-
- tri-
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- str.
-
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- shr.
-
- soln
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tion
-
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- the-
-
- 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.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- SLIC
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Tit.
-
- ter.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 1080
-
- scr.
-
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Ens.
-
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- 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:
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enl.
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- lit.
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- cts.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ctr.
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- NCTE
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Neh.
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- 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.
- EEOC
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ins.
-
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Inc.
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- ile-
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hor.
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- ICSH
-
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- HOLC
-
- hol-
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- her.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- eso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- 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.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- 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.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- est.
-
- scil
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- ette
-
- Ire.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- etc.
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- itol
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- not-
-
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Chr.
-
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- 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 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- chs.
-
- cir.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oro-
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- OTOH
-
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cen.
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Cels
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sch.
-
- sci.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- cene
-
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Ceto
-
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- cet-
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Cort
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- ole-
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Con.
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- 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.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Oct.
-
- OEEC
-
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Col.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Ont.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- 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:
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- eo-
-
- cte
-
- TSH
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- TSI
-
- 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.
- ch.
-
- Tro
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- CEO
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- TSE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CRT
-
- CST
-
- cs.
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- CSO
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- CSR
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ETR
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- CNO
-
- 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.
- ERT
-
- ene
-
- CIE
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- TLC
-
- CRS
-
- CNS
-
- tlo
-
- CLR
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- tlr
-
- TNT
-
- cle
-
- EOE
-
- CLI
-
- TRH
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Clo
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- EEC
-
- HCR
-
- hr.
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ETS
-
- Ehr
-
- en-
-
- ETO
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- ESR
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ESL
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- tr.
-
- ec-
-
- Lt.
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- Oc.
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- OTC
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- SLR
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- NSC
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIr
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- OIt
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- SLE
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- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
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- ONR
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- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Nth
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Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NRC
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- oo-
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- NHS
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- NEC
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- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NES
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NHI
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- NHL
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- St.
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- HRE
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- Sr.
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nr.
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- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- NIH
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- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOC
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Soo
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noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Noh
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noun,
Nō.
- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ons
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- o-o
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noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- NCO
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- rho
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SER
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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).
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
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- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Rs.
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- ret
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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.
- RSE
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- See
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noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- rt.
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- rte
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- RTS
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- So.
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- SRO
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- sc.
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- se-
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- rhe
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- she
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noun,
a female person or animal.
- ooh
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noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- OSO
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- oon
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- OOT
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- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- SIC
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sht
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
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- ot-
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ote
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- OTS
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- sho
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- RCS
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- Re.
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- RCN
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- RCT
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- ne-
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TTS
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- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- THC
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- IOC
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- INH
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- LCI
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- LCT
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- ine
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- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- in.
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- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
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- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- ILS
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- th-
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- ior
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- Teh
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noun,
Te.
- ish
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- IRC
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- IRO
-
- TES
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noun,
ti1 .
- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
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- Isl
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- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ir.
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- ISR
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- ist
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- IOT
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- ITC
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- ite
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IRL
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- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ILO
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- ht.
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- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
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- loo
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noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- STL
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- Lot
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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.
- STI
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- LSC
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- tee
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noun,
the letter T or t.
- HST
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- LSI
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- LST
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- LTh
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- ltr
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- hrs
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- Hts
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- LOC
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- tet
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noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ich
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noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- il-
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- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TEC
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noun,
detective.
- TCS
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- ier
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- IHS
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- io-
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- ics
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- HL
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- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- RN
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- CE
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- RI
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- RH
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- RO
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- ic
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- i.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SL
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- TT
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- S.
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- NC
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- RC
-
- ee
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- TC
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- T1
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- t.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
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- ln
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- TN
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LR
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- NH
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- N.
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- O.
-
- R.
-
- LH
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- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NI
-
- LC
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L1
-
- ol
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- L2
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- le
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- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- SN
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- TL
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- L.
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