Anagrams of rationale
Word rationale has
629 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of rationale.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- alinota
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Aetolia
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noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Laotian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- 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.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- antero-
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- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Aeolian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Antlia
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noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Latona
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noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- lanate
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adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- Latina
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noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- areola
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- inter.
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- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- iatro-
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- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- intra-
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- intro.
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- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- atonal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- 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.
- Aeolia
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noun,
Aeolis.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- norite
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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.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- aerial
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noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Altair
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- nitro-
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- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Altona
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noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Anatol
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noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- aeron.
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- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- loner
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noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- LORAN
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noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- intr.
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- Loren
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- neral
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noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- ento-
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- Natal
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- natl.
-
- Taira
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noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- nerol
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noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Lorne
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noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Lorna
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noun,
a female given name.
- Lorin
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- ileo-
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- riata
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noun,
a lariat.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- reni-
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- irone
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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.
- Loire
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noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Leoni
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noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Olean
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noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- olein
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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.
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Leona
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noun,
a female given name.
- Liana
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lento
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adverb,
slowly.
- orale
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noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
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- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- oiler
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Iran.
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- litre
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noun,
liter.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- renal
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adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- nitr-
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- Ital.
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- reata
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noun,
riata.
- liter
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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.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratan
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noun,
rattan.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ratal
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noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Lanai
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- liner
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- trone
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- enrol
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verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- anti-
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- alto-
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- Alton
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noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- anal.
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- anat.
-
- anear
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adverb, preposition,
near.
- Aneto
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noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Tirol
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noun,
Tyrol.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Anita
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noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anole
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- ante-
-
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Enola
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noun,
a female given name.
- aorta
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noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Tiler
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- ARENA
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noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- areo-
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- arian
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noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arlen
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noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Arnel
-
- alti-
-
- altar
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noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- 30-30
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- Trona
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- triol
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noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trial
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noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Aalto
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noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Aaron
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noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
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noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aero-
-
- Aetna
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noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- tonia
-
- Altai
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noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tonal
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adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Tolar
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noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- tolan
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- alani
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plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- alate
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- toile
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- alert
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alien
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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.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Aloin
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alta.
-
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- A-one
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adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- naira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Tarai
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noun,
Terai.
- elint
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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.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Eliot
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noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elton
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noun,
a male given name.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- Eaton
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noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- teno-
-
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- taler
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noun,
thaler.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- telo-
-
- artal
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noun,
plural of rotl.
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tera-
-
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- NOAA
-
- Rota
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noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rote
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Roti
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noun,
roast.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- noil
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- RONA
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- ROTL
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noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- noir
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adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- roil
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verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- roan
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- 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.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- not-
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- NIRA
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- 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).
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- tion
-
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ter.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Ont.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- NTIA
-
- rit.
-
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ole-
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 1080
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- IATA
-
- 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.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inae
-
- ile-
-
- iana
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IAEA
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Ire.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Lani
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- itol
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- enl.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Ala.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- alt.
-
- ano-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- art.
-
- 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.
- ator
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- 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.
- 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.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lit.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- 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.
- lin.
-
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- eo-
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ETO
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- TAL
-
- 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.
- LON
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- eir
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- TIA
-
- AEA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ae.
-
- ne-
-
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- AIA
-
- Tro
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- NEA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- 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.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- 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.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ERT
-
- ine
-
- Ir.
-
- OTA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- 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.
- ot-
-
- IOT
-
- ite
-
- ior
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ion
-
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 = .
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ITA
-
- OIr
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ola
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- OIt
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Re.
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ote
-
- REA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ONI
-
- Ia.
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ial
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NRA
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ETR
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- nr.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ier
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ONR
-
- ILO
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- AO
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- RI
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- AI
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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.
- RN
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- le
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- NI
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- T1
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- ln
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- t.
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- i.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RO
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- O.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OA
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- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- N.
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- NL
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L.
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
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- TL
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- L2
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- TN
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- ol
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- LR
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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.