Anagrams of recalcitrant
Word recalcitrant has
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- cantatrice
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noun,
a professional female singer especially of opera.
- Claretian
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noun,
a member of the “Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” founded in Spain in 1849, and devoted chiefly to missionary work.
- cat-train
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noun,
a train of sleds and other vehicles mounted on runners, the whole procession drawn by a tractor with caterpillar treads.
- Antarctic
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noun,
the Antarctic, the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- tarriance
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noun,
delay.
- Centralia
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noun,
a city in central Illinois.
- Carnatic
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noun,
a historically important region on the SE coast of India: now in Madras state.
- calciner
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noun,
a person or thing that calcines.
- tailrace
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Tartaric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from tartar.
- retirant
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noun,
retiree.
- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- Alicante
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noun,
a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- Tacitean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Publius Cornelius Tacitus.
- tactical
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adjective,
of or relating to tactics, especially military or naval tactics.
- carcanet
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noun,
a woman's ornamental circlet for the hair, often of gold decorated with jewels or pearls.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- canticle
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noun,
one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
- tractile
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adjective,
capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- reactant
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts.
- rat-tail
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noun,
grenadier (def 4).
- Tantalic
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adjective,
of or relating to tantalum, especially in the pentavalent state.
- Latinate
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adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- Triratna
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noun,
the three components of Buddhism, which are the Buddha, or teacher, the dharma, or teaching, and the Sangha, or priesthood.
- analcite
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- laitance
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- Nearctic
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- arterial
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noun,
a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access:
- alterant
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noun,
something that produces alteration.
- cercaria
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noun,
the disk-shaped larva of flukes of the class Trematoda, having a taillike appendage.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- Atlantic
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noun,
Atlantic Ocean.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- Catalin
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- Carlita
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noun,
a female given name.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- tartare
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adjective,
(especially of fish) finely chopped and served raw (used postpositively):
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- calcite
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noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- teacart
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noun,
tea wagon.
- 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.
- atactic
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adjective,
(of a polymer) not stereospecific; lacking tacticity.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- arteri-
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- arietta
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noun,
a short aria.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- circlet
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noun,
a small circle.
- cattail
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noun,
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- lattice
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noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- 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.
- 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.
- narrate
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- lactate
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noun,
an ester or salt of lactic acid.
- Lacerta
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noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- 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.
- 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.
- rattler
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noun,
a rattlesnake.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- Clarice
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noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- clatter
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noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- tactile
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- critter
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noun,
a domesticated animal.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- retract
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verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- 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.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- centri-
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- trailer
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- Acrilan
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- tranter
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noun,
a peddler, hawker, or carrier using a horse and cart.
- actinal
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adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- Trianta
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noun,
Trianda.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- trental
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noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- C-in-C
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- 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.
- Tartar
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noun,
Dentistry. calculus (def 3).
- Alcaic
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noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- accent
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Tartan
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noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- tinct.
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- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- inter.
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- cancel
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- racial
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adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- 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.
- Canace
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who committed suicide at her father's command because of her incestuous relations with her brother Macareus.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Cancer
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noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- carnal
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- intra-
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- Cantal
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noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- cantar
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noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- circle
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noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- accel.
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- Carnac
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noun,
a commune in SW Morbihan, in NW France, SE of Lorient: megalithic monuments. 3681.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- cicala
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noun,
cicada.
- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- recti-
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- acetal
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- celiac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- errata
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- Celtic
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noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- Tantra
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noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centi-
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- centr-
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- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Carrel
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noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- Alaric
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noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Carter
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Tarlac
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noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- cattle
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noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- Rattan
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noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- ratter
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- rattle
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- cerat-
-
- calci-
-
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Littre
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noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- cleric
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- latter
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- latten
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- calcar
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noun,
a spur or spurlike process.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- tactic
-
noun,
tactics (def 1).
- Arctic
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- actin-
-
- anicca
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noun,
the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.
- tictac
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noun,
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- anlace
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noun,
anelace.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Lettic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- tetra-
-
- litten
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adjective,
lighted1 .
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- lactic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- retral
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adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- ricrac
-
noun,
rickrack.
- Ritter
-
noun,
a knight.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- terat-
-
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crit.
-
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- eccl.
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- tacet
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verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- encl.
-
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- reni-
-
- Trent
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noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- anear
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adverb, preposition,
near.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- lact-
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- natl.
-
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Latin
-
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.
- 30-30
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lect.
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- licet
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- trial
-
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.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- acet-
-
- Recit
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- acct.
-
- Icel.
-
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- nitr-
-
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- incl.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- intr.
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Ital.
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- incr.
-
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- canc.
-
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Alta.
-
- calc-
-
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Cant.
-
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- 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.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- 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.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- anat.
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- alti-
-
- altar
-
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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- anal.
-
- terr.
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Arnel
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- cata-
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- cert.
-
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- cine-
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- cent.
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- aeri-
-
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tit.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- NACA
-
- rit.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tri-
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- 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.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- trit
-
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- 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).
- NTIA
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rel.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- NCAA
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ter.
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- ten.
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- NCTE
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tel-
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 1080
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- attn
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- IATA
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- 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.
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Ice.
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- cac-
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ical
-
- att.
-
- enl.
-
- int.
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Ire.
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- intl
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- cit.
-
- art.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arr.
-
- ile-
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enc.
-
- ant.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- crat
-
- ctr.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- cir.
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- clar
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- lin.
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Cal.
-
- Can.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- ect-
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lani
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acea
-
- acc.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ance
-
- alt.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Aire
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- an.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- CCR
-
- CEA
-
- CEC
-
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- ANC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tr.
-
- Ar.
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- 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.
- CIA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CIC
-
- CIE
-
- al.
-
- TAL
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AIA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ac-
-
- TIA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CCA
-
- tra
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- TCA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ATA
-
- CAI
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CAA
-
- at.
-
- TLC
-
- AIC
-
- cl.
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ca.
-
- ct.
-
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TNT
-
- ae.
-
- cr.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- cc.
-
- ATC
-
- tlr
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- La.
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- ite
-
- Re.
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- IRL
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- cle
-
- Ir.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ine
-
- 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.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- Lt.
-
- NIA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- NAA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LCT
-
- 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:
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- 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.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ICC
-
- IRC
-
- RCA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CTC
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- eir
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- RCN
-
- 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.
- CRT
-
- rte
-
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- rt.
-
- RNR
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- CTA
-
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERT
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ETR
-
- CLI
-
- cte
-
- CLR
-
- CNC
-
- CRC
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- 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.
- N.
-
- ln
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- le
-
- T1
-
- NI
-
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LR
-
- t.
-
- L2
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RC
-
- CE
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EI
-
- R.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NL
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- TL
-
- TN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TT
-