Anagrams of recessional
Word recessional has
1440 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of recessional.
- crossline
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noun,
a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points:
- escaroles
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- carolines
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noun,
a female given name.
- acroleins
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- recession
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- casserole
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noun,
a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
- sarcosine
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noun,
a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- reliances
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- saliences
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- cleansers
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- increases
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- larcenies
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noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- silencers
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- celosias
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- cineoles
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- careless
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adjective,
not paying enough attention to what one does:
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- seilenos
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noun,
Silenus.
- arsenics
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- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- anisoles
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- Lacrosse
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noun,
a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- incloses
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- licenses
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- escolars
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- escarole
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- encloses
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- necroses
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- rescales
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- cleanser
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- silences
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- cleanses
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- ailerons
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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.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- Seconal
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- secerns
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- enisles
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- sealers
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- censors
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- solaces
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Screens
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- seniles
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noun,
a senile person.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- arseno-
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- senecas
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- seleno-
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- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- ensiles
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Corliss
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noun,
George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- airless
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adjective,
lacking air.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Carlson
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noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- cresols
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noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- scalers
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- 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.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caisson
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- cranio-
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- craniol
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- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- resoles
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verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- sclero-
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- scleras
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- creoles
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- ossicle
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noun,
a small bone.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- sailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- crissal
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adjective,
of or relating to the crissum.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- coalers
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- silanes
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- lesions
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- senoras
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- slicers
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- resiles
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- closers
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- socials
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- resales
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- insoles
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- rissole
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- rescale
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- escolar
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- eslisor
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noun,
elisor.
- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- areoles
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noun,
an areola.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- acerose
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adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- lioness
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noun,
a female lion.
- serials
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- corals
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- across
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adverb,
from one side to another.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- cresol
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noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- rassle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- recess
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noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- closes
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noun,
the act of closing.
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Cloris
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- closer
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- creels
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Creole
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- socles
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noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- crasis
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noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Ossian
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noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- essoin
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- Locris
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noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- ericas
-
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.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- Lesser
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lessen
-
verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
-
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- necro-
-
- narco-
-
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- scler-
-
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Scales
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- aniso-
-
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- snarls
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- selen-
-
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- arsen-
-
- assoc.
-
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- clino-
-
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- aeron.
-
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- class.
-
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- sacro-
-
- A-line
-
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.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- cerias
-
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.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- sarco-
-
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleans
-
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sino-
-
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sero-
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Seric
-
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- 30-30
-
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rains
-
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).
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Sans.
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sarc-
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- reni-
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- nears
-
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- nails
-
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.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- orial
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- OIcel
-
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alcor
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Cons.
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cores
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- encl.
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Icel.
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- clase
-
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- coele
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- icons
-
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Arnel
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- econ.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- ecol.
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- areo-
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Aloin
-
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:
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- coel-
-
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- incor
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- incl.
-
- incas
-
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.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- assn.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- incr.
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Iran.
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- insol
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cine-
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- acro-
-
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ileo-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- asc-
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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:
- Cels
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- cen.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- cene
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- 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).
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Can.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- osis
-
- scr.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- 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.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- sci.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Cres
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scil
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- SASE
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ARIS
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- asis
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- ASSR
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- clar
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- sec.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- RNAS
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- cis-
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Cor.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- CERN
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- RONA
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- iso-
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- ile-
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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-
-
- inae
-
- aer-
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- 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.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- ESIS
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Aire
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eso-
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Inc.
-
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Ire.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- 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.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Sra.
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- ISSN
-
- isls
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- 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.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- ACLS
-
- ins.
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- soln
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- ELAS
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- NIRA
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alis
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- ance
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- OEEC
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ole-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- eco-
-
- ANSI
-
- Cal.
-
- ano-
-
- nos-
-
- EEOC
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- neo-
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SLIC
-
- Alco
-
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- ence
-
- enl.
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- enc.
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- SLR
-
- al.
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ac-
-
- SLA
-
- SLE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sr.
-
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ACS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- AIS
-
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.
- ae.
-
- ALC
-
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- an.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- se-
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ASI
-
- ANC
-
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SCS
-
- ca.
-
- ASR
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CAI
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AIC
-
- AEC
-
- cl.
-
- ARS
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ase
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ASN
-
- RCA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- NCO
-
- LSS
-
- LSI
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- LSC
-
- ESA
-
- EOE
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- LON
-
- ESR
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- LOC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ne-
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- NOC
-
- NEA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ene
-
- NEC
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- OAS
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- 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 = .
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- 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.
- Isl
-
- 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).
- La.
-
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- io-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ier
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- il-
-
- ILO
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Les
-
- ILS
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ine
-
- 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.
- 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.
- EIS
-
- SSR
-
- RCS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- eir
-
- Re.
-
- So.
-
- RCN
-
- SRO
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- OSS
-
- ose
-
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- ISR
-
- REA
-
- CSR
-
- cle
-
- Rs.
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- RSS
-
- RNA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- CLI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Clo
-
- CLR
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- CIE
-
- 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.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- Ola
-
- CEA
-
- OIr
-
- EEC
-
- ons
-
- oic
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- EEO
-
- OCR
-
- sc.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CIA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- CEO
-
- eo-
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- SAR
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ea.
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- CE
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- le
-
- N.
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ol
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NI
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- EI
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- RO
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LR
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- SN
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- i.
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
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- RI
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- RN
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- ic
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