Anagrams of parallel-veined
Word parallel-veined has
1061 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of parallel-veined.
- Levelland
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noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- lavaliere
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noun,
an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
- Leadville
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noun,
a town in central Colorado: historic mining boom town.
- replevin
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noun,
an action for the recovery of goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained.
- prandial
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adjective,
of or relating to a meal, especially dinner.
- venereal
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adjective,
arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection.
- paillard
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noun,
a scallop, especially of veal or chicken, that is pounded flat and grilled or sautéed quickly.
- parallel
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noun,
a parallel line or plane.
- Vreeland
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noun,
Diana Dalziel [dee-el] /diˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1906–89, U.S. columnist and fashion editor, born in France.
- Adlerian
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adjective,
of or relating to Alfred Adler or his doctrines, especially in respect to the belief that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings of inferiority.
- reveille
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noun,
a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning to awaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.
- Danielle
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noun,
a female given name.
- Valerian
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noun,
any plant of the genus Valeriana, as the common valerian V. officinalis, having small, fragrant flowers of white, lavender, or pink and a root that is used medicinally.
- Danville
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noun,
a city in S Virginia.
- Vallenar
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noun,
a city in central Chile.
- airplane
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noun,
a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.
- predella
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noun,
the base of an altarpiece, often decorated with small paintings or reliefs.
- Airedale
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noun,
one of a breed of large terriers having a wiry, black-and-tan coat and a docked tail.
- Leveller
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) (during the British Civil War) a member of the Parliamentary army advocating constitutional reforms, equal rights, and religious tolerance.
- Verlaine
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- praedial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
- Pearland
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noun,
a town in SE Texas.
- pelerine
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noun,
a woman's cape of fur or cloth, usually waist-length in back with long descending ends in front.
- lavender
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noun,
a pale bluish purple.
- ravined
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adjective,
marked or furrowed with ravines.
- redline
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noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- leveler
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noun,
a person or thing that levels.
- Laveran
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noun,
Charles Louis Alphonse [sharl lwee al-fawns] /ʃarl lwi alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1845–1922, French physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1907.
- relieve
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Idioms,
to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate.
- Randall
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noun,
a male given name.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Learned
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adjective,
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- Lapland
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noun,
a region in N Norway, N Sweden, N Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of the NW Russian Federation in Europe: inhabited by Lapps.
- ralline
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- reladle
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verb (used with object),
to mix (molten alloy steel) by pouring from ladle to ladle.
- Ardella
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noun,
a female given name.
- Aleardi
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noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- Rapidan
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noun,
a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.
- deprive
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verb (used with object),
to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons):
- Allende
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noun,
Isabel, born 1942, Chilean novelist.
- deprave
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verb (used with object),
to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
- Leander
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noun,
a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
- deplane
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verb (used without object),
to disembark from an airplane.
- alienee
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- Parnell
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noun,
Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
- elaenia
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noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- Delaine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- deliver
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adjective,
Archaic. agile; quick.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Darlene
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noun,
a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
- Perilla
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noun,
any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
- vanilla
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noun,
any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, especially V. planifolia, bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food, in perfumery, etc.
- Elinvar
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- pleader
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noun,
a person who pleads, especially at law.
- Villard
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noun,
Henry (Ferdinand Heinrich Gustav Hilgard) 1835–1900, U.S. railroad executive and publisher, born in Bavaria.
- Iredell
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noun,
James, 1751–99, associate justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790–99.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Dnieper
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noun,
a river rising in the W Russian Federation flowing S through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Ukraine to the Black Sea. 1400 miles (2250 km) long.
- Neville
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noun,
Richard, Warwick, Earl of.
- veranda
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noun,
Also, verandah. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery.
- Andvari
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noun,
a dwarf from whom Loki extorted a treasure, including a magic ring, to give to Hreidmar as wergild for the killing of Otter: Andvari then cursed all those who would possess the treasure.
- end-all
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noun,
the ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion:
- predial
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adjective,
praedial.
- paladin
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noun,
any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
- palaver
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noun,
a conference or discussion.
- adrenal
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- Adeline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- pervade
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verb (used with object),
to become spread throughout all parts of:
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- Velella
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noun,
a floating colony of hydrozoans of the genus Velella, having a vertical crest that is used as a sail.
- lirella
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noun,
the elongated, narrow apothecium of certain lichens.
- laniard
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noun,
lanyard.
- landler
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noun,
an Austrian and southern German folk dance in moderately slow triple meter, antecedent to the waltz.
- prevail
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verb (used without object),
to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally:
- lipread
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verb (used with object),
to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- pallial
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adjective,
of or relating to the mantle of a mollusk.
- velaria
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noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- perinde
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- Lerida
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noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Peraea
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noun,
a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Lenard
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noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- pinder
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noun,
peanut.
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Pellan
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noun,
Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
- levade
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noun,
a movement in which the horse first lowers its body on increasingly bent hocks, then sits on its hind hooves while keeping its forelegs raised and drawn in.
- perdie
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adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- Dalila
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noun,
Delilah (def 1).
- eleven
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus one.
- darnel
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- Pindar
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noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- Dallin
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noun,
Cyrus Earle, 1861–1944, U.S. sculptor.
- pillar
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noun,
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:
- Daniel
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noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Darlan
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noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- Dallan
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noun,
dalan.
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- dealer
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noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- paella
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noun,
a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings.
- dialer
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- pander
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- diaper
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noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- pandal
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noun,
(in India) a temporary shed, especially one used for public meetings.
- pallid
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adjective,
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan:
- pallia
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noun,
a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
- Palila
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noun,
a stout Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxioides bailleui, having a thick, stubby bill, yellow head and breast, and gray back: an endangered species.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- pained
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- pinard
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noun,
wine.
- earlap
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noun,
earflap.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Nevada
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noun,
a state in the W United States. 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Capital: Carson City.
Abbreviation: NV (for use with zip code), Nev.
- Nerval
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noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- Nereid
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- Nellie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- needle
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noun,
a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
- neaped
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adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- navaid
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noun,
an electronic aid to navigation.
- Ederle
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noun,
Gertrude Caroline, 1906–2003, U.S. swimmer.
- Devine
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adjective, noun, verb,
a frequent misspelling of divine.
- levier
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noun,
a person who levies.
- planar
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adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- peeved
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noun,
a source of annoyance or irritation:
- elapid
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- peeler
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noun,
a person or thing that peels.
- deepen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become deep or deeper:
- Levine
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noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- pedlar
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noun,
peddler.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Delian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Eileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- pavane
-
noun,
a stately dance dating from the 16th century.
- denier
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noun,
a person who denies.
- parade
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noun,
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- Denver
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noun,
John (Henry Deutschendorf) 1943–97, U.S. country singer.
- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- derail
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Parian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- deriv.
-
- derive
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verb (used with object),
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- Edirne
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noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- pareve
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adjective,
having no meat or milk in any form as an ingredient and being permissible for use with both meat and dairy meals as stated in the dietary laws:
- devein
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verb (used with object),
to remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp).
- Lenape
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- leaven
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noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- Lenaea
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noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- Vandal
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century a.d. ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in a.d. 455 sacked Rome.
- valine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- Ervine
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noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- Valera
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Aldine
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noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- larvae
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noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- larval
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adjective,
of, relating to, or in the form of a larva.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- aliped
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noun,
an aliped animal.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- allele
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noun,
any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
- Allied
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noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- Allier
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noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Evadne
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noun,
the wife of Capaneus who threw herself on his funeral pyre.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- vender
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noun,
vendor.
- invade
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verb (used with object),
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:
- vineal
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adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- Verein
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- verdin
-
noun,
a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs.
- Laelia
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- veneer
-
noun,
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- Vendee
-
noun,
the person to whom a thing is sold.
- varied
-
adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- Lallan
-
adjective,
belonging to the Lowlands of Scotland.
- adren-
-
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- veiled
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Veadar
-
noun,
an intercalary month of the Jewish calendar.
- Alpena
-
noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- envier
-
noun,
a person who feels envy.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- endive
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads.
Compare escarole.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- Pravda
-
noun,
(formerly) the official newspaper of the Communist Party in the U.S.S.R.
- driven
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Pleven
-
noun,
a city in N Bulgaria: siege of 143 days 1877.
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- Leland
-
noun,
a male given name.
- plani-
-
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- leaved
-
adjective,
having leaves; leafed.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Alvira
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- Lavern
-
noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- relive
-
verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- releve
-
noun,
a rising up onto full point or half point from the flat of the feet.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- drivel
-
noun,
saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- Erevan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- ladle
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Iran.
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- Invar
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- Laval
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1883–1945, French lawyer and politician: premier 1931–32, 1935–36; premier of the Vichy government 1942–44; executed for treason 1945.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- lived
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- level
-
noun,
a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- levee
-
noun,
an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- Lille
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nord, in N France.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- lalia
-
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- Peele
-
noun,
George, 1558?–97? English dramatist.
- Naval
-
adjective,
of or relating to warships:
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- reni-
-
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- Reeve
-
noun,
an administrative officer of a town or district.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rall.
-
- priv.
-
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- pred.
-
- prand
-
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- Verde
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- vined
-
adjective,
covered or decorated with vines or representations of vines:
- ville
-
- Villa
-
noun,
a country residence or estate.
- Vidar
-
noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- Vidal
-
noun,
(Eugene Luther) Gore, 1925–2012, U.S. novelist, essayist, and playwright.
- viand
-
noun,
an article of food.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Verdi
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- veni-
-
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- Venda
-
noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa in the NE part: granted independence in 1979 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 2510 sq. mi. (6500 sq. km). Capital: Thohoyandou.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- vari-
-
- vapid
-
adjective,
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat:
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Vanda
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic orchids of the genus Vanda, of tropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, having large white, lilac, blue, or greenish flowers.
- valid
-
adjective,
sound; just; well-founded:
- prae-
-
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Parl.
-
- pari-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- para-
-
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- panda
-
noun,
Also called giant panda. a white-and-black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the raccoon family but now classified as a bear subfamily, Ailuropodinae, or as the sole member of a separate family, Ailuropodidae, which diverged from an ancestral bear lineage.
- Palla
-
noun,
a voluminous square of cloth draped around the body as a mantle or wrap, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- pale-
-
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- parve
-
adjective,
pareve.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Paver
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- pene-
-
- plan-
-
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- Piave
-
noun,
a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peri-
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Pavia
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, S of Milan: Charles V captured Francis I here.
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Pelee
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4428 feet (1350 meters).
- peeve
-
noun,
a source of annoyance or irritation:
- Peene
-
noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- PEDir
-
- pedi-
-
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- pavin
-
noun,
pavane.
- pavid
-
adjective,
timid; afraid; fearful; frightened.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- Dvina
-
noun,
Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- anal.
-
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Daven
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pray.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- deave
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf; deafen.
- drill
-
noun,
Machinery, Building Trades.
a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation.
a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Deere
-
noun,
John, 1804–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of farm implements.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- evade
-
verb (used with object),
to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
Synonyms: avoid, dodge.
Antonyms: face, confront.
- dalle
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- Arnel
-
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- dipl.
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Drave
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- Davie
-
noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- Drava
-
noun,
a river in S central Europe, flowing E and SE from the Alps in S Austria, through NE Slovenia, along a part of the border between Hungary and Croatia into the Danube in Croatia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- aden-
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Diver
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- devel
-
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Della
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Delia.
- Devil
-
noun,
Theology.
(sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.
a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- dial.
-
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- divan
-
noun,
a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- 30-30
-
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- delve
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to dig; excavate.
- avdp.
-
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- 1080
-
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- ped.
-
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Del.
-
- dia-
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- par.
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pan.
-
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- pnea
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- Din.
-
- avn.
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Dill
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pede
-
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- depr
-
- dep.
-
- Pen.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Den.
-
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- per.
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- der.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- pil-
-
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Danl
-
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- PERL
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- IEEE
-
- Ave.
-
- Ala.
-
- veep
-
noun,
a vice president.
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- var.
-
- AInd
-
- Aire
-
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Ald.
-
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- val.
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- vaad
-
noun,
a Jewish council offering advice on or having authority over certain community affairs.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Vlad
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vladimir.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vin-
-
- vill
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- vil.
-
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- vel.
-
- AAEE
-
- AARP
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Vend
-
verb (used with object),
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling:
- adv.
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Ven.
-
- aer-
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Apr.
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- rad.
-
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- prev
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- riv.
-
- Rev.
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- all-
-
- ANPA
-
- repl
-
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- Rep.
-
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- div.
-
- Pal.
-
- ELLE
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elev
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Lev.
-
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- end-
-
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- enl.
-
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- NADP
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- iana
-
- Ind.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- IAEA
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ire.
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- idae
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- inv.
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- IndE
-
- inae
-
- Ill.
-
- ile-
-
- lall
-
verb (used without object),
to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- epi-
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lea.
-
- 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).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- evap
-
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Nev.
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- dlr.
-
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- 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.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- nav.
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- NIRA
-
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- dir.
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- PID
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- EPA
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- IDP
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- DNA
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- env
-
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- PDL
-
- RLD
-
- Va.
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- LDL
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- LDP
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- RPV
-
- ERP
-
- ERV
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Ld.
-
- NIA
-
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- id.
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- IPA
-
- Aar
-
- AAP
-
- AAE
-
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ine
-
- al.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ver
-
- in.
-
- AIA
-
- ad-
-
- ILP
-
- ap-
-
- VIP
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- VLA
-
- ier
-
- VPN
-
- ipr
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- Pa.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- pd.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- di.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Pr.
-
- La.
-
- Ir.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- prn
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- IRL
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- DIL
-
- ide
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ep.
-
- DNR
-
- EDP
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- a-v
-
- DAR
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- DAV
-
- NDE
-
- ll.
-
- PVA
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- ene
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- EEE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Avi
-
- PRA
-
- DEA
-
- NAA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NAD
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- LLD
-
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DAE
-
- lv.
-
- LPN
-
- pli
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- PLR
-
- de-
-
- Rd.
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- lep
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Apl
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- RDA
-
- REA
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- DRE
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- en-
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Dr.
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- DPI
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- DPA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ard
-
- eir
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- RI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RN
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- le
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- DN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- EV
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- i.
-
- VL
-
- NV
-
- VN
-
- NL
-
- ND
-
- ee
-
- VR
-
- VP
-
- RP
-
- RV
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- V.
-
- VD
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- VI
-
- ln
-
- L.
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- R.
-
- LR
-
- IP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- N.
-
- D.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DP
-
- DV
-
- dl
-