Anagrams of reconciliations
Word reconciliations has
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- reconciliation
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noun,
an act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce.
- Consecration
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noun,
the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.
- inosilicate
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noun,
any silicate having a structure consisting of paired parallel chains of tetrahedral silicate groups, every other of which shares an oxygen atom with a group of the other chain, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 4 to 11.
- conciliates
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verb (used with object),
to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over:
- ciceronians
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noun,
a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
- intricacies
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noun,
intricate character or state.
- concertinas
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noun,
a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- concretions
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noun,
the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
- calc-sinter
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noun,
travertine.
- ricinoleic
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adjective,
of or derived from ricinoleic acid.
- coalitions
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- octonaries
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noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- Cistercian
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noun,
a member of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 at Citeaux, near Dijon, France, under the rule of St. Benedict.
- concertino
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noun,
a short concerto.
- crinolines
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noun,
a petticoat of haircloth or other stiff material, worn under a full skirt to keep it belled out.
- containers
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- triennials
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noun,
a third anniversary.
- clinicians
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noun,
a physician or other qualified person who is involved in the treatment and observation of living patients, as distinguished from one engaged in research.
- citronalis
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noun,
lemon verbena.
- concretion
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noun,
the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
- interionic
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adjective,
between ions.
- conoscenti
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plural noun,
cognoscenti.
- iconoclast
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noun,
a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
- insolation
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noun,
exposure to the sun's rays, especially as a process of treatment.
- conciliate
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verb (used with object),
to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over:
- consociate
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adjective, noun, verb (used without object),
associate.
- corelation
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noun,
correlation.
- concertina
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noun,
a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- rosaniline
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noun,
a red dye, C 20 H 20 N 3 Cl, derived from aniline and orthotoluidine, a constituent of fuchsin.
- Ciceronian
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noun,
a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
- anticlines
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- socialite
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noun,
a socially prominent person.
- niccolite
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noun,
nickeline.
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- Canticles
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noun,
one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
- conations
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- anticline
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- sclerotin
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noun,
an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- coactions
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- irisation
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noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- sclerotia
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noun,
a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- coalition
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- trainline
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noun,
a pipe or hose distributing compressed air through a train for operation of the brakes.
- sclerotic
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adjective,
Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- Nestorian
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noun,
one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- colorcast
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noun,
a television program broadcast in color.
- olecranon
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noun,
the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
- internals
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noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- oiticicas
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noun,
a Brazilian tree, Licania rigida, of the rose family, the seeds of which yield oiticica oil.
- cornelian
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noun,
carnelian.
- cornicles
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noun,
any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.
- inanities
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noun,
lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
- intonacos
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- coronitis
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noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- intorsion
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noun,
a twisting about an axis or fixed point, as of the stem of a plant.
- oralities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- narcotics
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- solicitor
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noun,
a person who solicits.
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- intrinsic
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adjective,
belonging to a thing by its very nature:
- corantoes
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noun,
courante.
- octennial
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adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- coercions
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- cortisone
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noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- anorectic
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noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- coenosarc
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noun,
the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.
- orientals
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- incretion
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noun,
a substance, as a hormone, that is secreted internally.
- solitaire
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noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- Orleanist
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noun,
a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- ironstone
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noun,
any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
- cilantros
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- clarities
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noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- serotonin
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noun,
a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes.
- contrails
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- serotinal
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adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- clarinets
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- concision
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noun,
concise quality; brevity; terseness.
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- sectorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a sector.
- 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.
- lineation
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noun,
an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- connector
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noun,
a person or thing that connects.
- accentors
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- siciliano
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noun,
a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- Constance
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noun,
Lake. German Boden·see. a lake in W Europe, bounded by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 46 miles (74 km) long; 207 sq. mi. (536 sq. km).
- licorices
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noun,
a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family.
- enclitics
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noun,
an enclitic word, as Latin que “and” in arma virumque, “arms and the man.”.
- realistic
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adjective,
interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical:
- circle-in
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noun,
iris-in.
- circinate
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adjective,
made round; ring-shaped.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- accretion
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noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- conciliar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or issued by a council.
- concertos
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- nicotines
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- crinoline
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noun,
a petticoat of haircloth or other stiff material, worn under a full skirt to keep it belled out.
- relations
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- insertion
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noun,
the act of inserting:
- colocates
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verb (used with or without object),
to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
- isolation
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noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- carnitine
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noun,
a dipolar compound that occurs in muscle and liver and is involved in the transport of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane.
- isooctane
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noun,
the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- Rosinante
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noun,
the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- carolines
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noun,
a female given name.
- tonsorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a barber or barbering:
- cloisonne
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noun,
enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground.
- triclinia
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noun,
a couch extending along three sides of a table, for reclining on at meals.
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- triclinic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which the three axes are unequal and intersect at oblique angles.
- locations
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noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- triennial
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noun,
a third anniversary.
- clinician
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noun,
a physician or other qualified person who is involved in the treatment and observation of living patients, as distinguished from one engaged in research.
- crocoites
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- nicotinic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing nicotine.
- Clintonia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Clintonia, of the lily family, comprising stemless plants with a few broad, ribbed, basal leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or rose-colored flowers on a short stalk.
- colonist
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- connects
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- internal
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noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- Nearctic
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- Colonies
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noun,
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
- colonics
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noun,
an enema.
- colorant
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noun,
something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
- Nicolson
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noun,
Sir Harold George, 1886–1968, English diplomat, biographer, and journalist (husband of Victoria Mary Sackville-West).
- nitroso-
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- concerts
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- concents
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noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- conceits
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- nicotine
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- concerto
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- conceals
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- nitrolic
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adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- nitinols
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noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- concerns
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- colorist
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noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- colocate
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verb (used with or without object),
to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- 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.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- Sinclair
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noun,
Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- location
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noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Scranton
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noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- scrannel
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adjective,
thin or slight.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- clitoris
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noun,
the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- silicone
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noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- cloister
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noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- cinerins
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- ternions
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- Leninist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- lenition
-
noun,
Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- linarite
-
noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- licorice
-
noun,
a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family.
- circlets
-
noun,
a small circle.
- senorita
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- lienitis
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noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- cisterna
-
noun,
cistern (def 2).
- centrals
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- carotins
-
noun,
carotene.
- Caroline
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tirolean
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- calorics
-
noun,
heat.
- coercion
-
noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- coistrel
-
noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- cancrine
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adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- coitions
-
noun,
coitus.
- narcotic
-
noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- intrans.
-
- calicoes
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- Socinian
-
noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- intonaco
-
noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- calcites
-
noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- colicins
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noun,
any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on strains other than the producing strain.
- calcines
-
noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- calciner
-
noun,
a person or thing that calcines.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- colistin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- isotonic
-
adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- carioles
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- isocline
-
noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- Lorestan
-
noun,
Luristan.
- Iscariot
-
noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- carlines
-
noun,
an old woman.
- Carleton
-
noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- ironical
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- cocinero
-
noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- coaction
-
noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- cantoris
-
adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- scilicet
-
adverb,
to wit; namely.
- canticle
-
noun,
one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
- cocaines
-
noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- canotier
-
noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- canonist
-
noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- connotes
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- retinols
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- insolent
-
noun,
an insolent person.
- cortisol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- soricine
-
adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- ostracon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- Creation
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- Taliesin
-
noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- Cranston
-
noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- crannies
-
noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- alencons
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- ortolans
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- alienist
-
noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- alienors
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- cosecant
-
noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- Oriental
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- orcinols
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- air-line
-
adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- cortico-
-
- cortical
-
adjective,
Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
- Ilocanos
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- ancients
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- coronate
-
adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- coronals
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- inaction
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- cornicle
-
noun,
any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.
- cornices
-
noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- aniconic
-
adjective,
not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.:
- anilines
-
noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- oiticica
-
noun,
a Brazilian tree, Licania rigida, of the rose family, the seeds of which yield oiticica oil.
- airlines
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- air-cool
-
verb (used with object),
Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
- Cornelia
-
noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- acrolein
-
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.
- relation
-
noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- elations
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- ectosarc
-
noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- eclosion
-
noun,
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- recision
-
noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- accentor
-
noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- enations
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- acentric
-
adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- enclitic
-
noun,
an enclitic word, as Latin que “and” in arma virumque, “arms and the man.”.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- triolein
-
noun,
olein (def 1).
- aconites
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- ratlines
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- acrostic
-
noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- crinites
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- entrains
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- actinons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- resonant
-
noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- crotalin
-
noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- triennia
-
noun,
a period of three years.
- crocoite
-
noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- croceins
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- retinals
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Escorial
-
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.
- critical
-
adjective,
inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- ailerons
-
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.
- Estonian
-
noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- trenails
-
noun,
treenail.
- oilstone
-
noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- sonorant
-
noun,
a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- notional
-
adjective,
pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- coracles
-
noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- aoristic
-
adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- coolants
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- inclines
-
noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- occasion
-
noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- initials
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- Notornis
-
noun,
a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
- inositol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- contains
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- contrail
-
noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- inertias
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- nonaries
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- incienso
-
noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- cooncans
-
noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- incircle
-
noun,
a circle inscribed within a triangle.
- incision
-
noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- corantos
-
noun,
courante.
- Socratic
-
noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- claries
-
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.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- silicon
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- lantern
-
noun,
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- Clarice
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- clarets
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- lanners
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- constr.
-
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- in-line
-
adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- clerics
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- inliers
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Sinitic
-
noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- erosion
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- crotons
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- clastic
-
adjective,
Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- ciliate
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- silici-
-
- silicic
-
adjective,
containing silicon.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- connect
-
adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- console
-
noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- cinerin
-
noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- lectins
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- circles
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- elicits
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Cilicia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SE Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- cilices
-
noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- sterno-
-
- Connors
-
noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- connote
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- insnare
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- entrain
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- Laconic
-
adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- citrals
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- circlet
-
noun,
a small circle.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- ensnarl
-
verb (used with object),
to entangle in or as in a snarl.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- stearo-
-
- coniine
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- Sicilia
-
noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- Ilocano
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- conceal
-
verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- introns
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- conceit
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- Ileitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- corslet
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- coeliac
-
adjective,
celiac.
- soliton
-
- icteric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- inconel
-
- icicles
-
noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- concent
-
noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- costrel
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- incline
-
noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- Corsica
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- ionones
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- sociol.
-
- colonic
-
noun,
an enema.
- cornels
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- interns
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- cornice
-
noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- intens.
-
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- coronal
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- coronas
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- colicin
-
noun,
any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on strains other than the producing strain.
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- coracle
-
noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- cocaine
-
noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- coolant
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- control
-
noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- Ironton
-
noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- crocein
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- Israeli
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- concise
-
adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- sirocco
-
noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- sirloin
-
noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- contra-
-
- Clinton
-
noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- isation
-
- initial
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- concert
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- cranio-
-
- craniol
-
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- concern
-
noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- Sno-Cat
-
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- cooncan
-
noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- iris-in
-
noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- iatrics
-
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- creosol
-
noun,
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- etalons
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- tonners
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- scolion
-
noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- sclero-
-
- retools
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- transl.
-
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- ciceros
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Oneonta
-
noun,
a city in E central New York.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- sciatic
-
noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- nitinol
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- ascetic
-
noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- aileron
-
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.
- Aerosol
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Carlton
-
noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- Carlson
-
noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- raccoon
-
noun,
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
- Carlist
-
noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- cannoli
-
plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Orleans
-
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.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- natrons
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- orioles
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Neilson
-
noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- orectic
-
adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- orcinol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- Scarlet
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Alencon
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Osceola
-
noun,
1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
- cancion
-
noun,
song.
- cancels
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- calcine
-
noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- ortolan
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- astrol.
-
- Calorie
-
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.
- caloric
-
noun,
heat.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- calicos
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- calices
-
noun,
plural of calix.
- calcite
-
noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- ronions
-
noun,
ronyon.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- centals
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centri-
-
- central
-
noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- arctics
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- linnets
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- centro-
-
- antero-
-
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- ocelots
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- roseola
-
noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- Leonora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- cerotic
-
adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- accents
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- notions
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- cerato-
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- locator
-
noun,
a person who locates something.
- actino-
-
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Locarno
-
noun,
a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
- actinic
-
adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- aristo-
-
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- arseno-
-
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- tinners
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Lonnrot
-
noun,
Elias [e-lyahs] /ˈɛ lyɑs/ (Show IPA), 1802–84, Finnish scholar and editor.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- Cecilia
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 230? Roman martyr: patron saint of music.
- Seconal
-
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- aniline
-
noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- cartels
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- salicin
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- anisole
-
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.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- 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.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- occas.
-
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- 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.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- 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.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- rectos
-
- recti-
-
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- 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.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- steno-
-
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- icicle
-
noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- osteo-
-
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- iatro-
-
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- icono-
-
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- Iletin
-
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- eroto-
-
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- stacc.
-
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Riccio
-
noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- scoto-
-
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- lactic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- lacto-
-
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- 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.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- 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.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- 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.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- 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.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- 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.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- scler-
-
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- nitro-
-
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- sarco-
-
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- sacro-
-
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inline
-
noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- intro.
-
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- narco-
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- socio-
-
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- scato-
-
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- intra-
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- instr.
-
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- inter.
-
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- necro-
-
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contin
-
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contr.
-
- 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.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- colics
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- colors
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- astron
-
- centr-
-
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- centi-
-
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- cerat-
-
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- calico
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- calci-
-
- colent
-
- tarso-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- clitic
-
noun,
a clitic word; enclitic or proclitic.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- clonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- cleans
-
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- cleric
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- clinic
-
noun,
a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- clino-
-
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- astro-
-
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- circle
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- 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.
- cocoas
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- coeno-
-
- C-in-C
-
- cilice
-
noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- aniso-
-
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- citric
-
adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- cteno-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- aeron.
-
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- accel.
-
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- critic
-
noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- celiac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Celtic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- celto-
-
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- costo-
-
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- 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.
- trans.
-
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Cant.
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- nano-
-
- natl.
-
- naso-
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scat-
-
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- tono-
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- canc.
-
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- noct-
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- nitr-
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- sarc-
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- astr.
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- nears
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- 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.
- ation
-
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- caco-
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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.
- sanit
-
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- calc-
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- 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.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- oste-
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Alcor
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- treas
-
- 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.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- orial
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- 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:
- Orlon
-
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- 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.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- acet-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- acct.
-
- Recit
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- 30-30
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aero-
-
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- aeri-
-
- 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).
- 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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- actos
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- acro-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- alti-
-
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- areo-
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- noto-
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 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.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- 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.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- anti-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- nona-
-
- Arnel
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- noso-
-
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- alto-
-
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- oleo-
-
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onto-
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- 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.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- OIcel
-
- ante-
-
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- anon.
-
- octo-
-
- 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.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- annot
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- anis-
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Conn.
-
- insol
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- inst.
-
- conc.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Const
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- Colo.
-
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Cons.
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- colat
-
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- 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.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- incl.
-
- incor
-
- cont.
-
- incr.
-
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- init.
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- intr.
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- 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.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- telo-
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Tenn.
-
- istic
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Ital.
-
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- 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.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- tears
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coel-
-
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iran.
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- 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.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 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.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- ecto-
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- econ.
-
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- ecol.
-
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ster.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- eccl.
-
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- encl.
-
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- icons
-
- IATSE
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Icel.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- ician
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- ileo-
-
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Srta.
-
- crit.
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- sect.
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- cine-
-
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- lect.
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- seti-
-
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- tera-
-
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- 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.
- Seric
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- cero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- 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.
- cert.
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- sito-
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- sero-
-
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- lact-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Sino-
-
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Scot.
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ition
-
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- 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.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- teno-
-
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- 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.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- licet
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- clase
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- scil
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- sci.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- sec.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- scr.
-
- Ste.
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tri-
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tRNA
-
- Sra.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tion
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tron
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- str.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- tonn
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- ter.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- SLIC
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- 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.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- ten.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Soni
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RIIA
-
- soln
-
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- 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.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- RONA
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- 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.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- 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.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 1080
-
- rel.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- lea.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Cels
-
- 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.
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- itol
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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).
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- itis
-
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- CCls
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- cat.
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- eso-
-
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- est.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- ICAO
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ical
-
- 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.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- 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.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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 = .
- Con.
-
- inae
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Inc.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- Col.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cal.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- 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.
- Alis
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alco
-
- Ont.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- ano-
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- NTIA
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ann.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- Oct.
-
- alt.
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- acc.
-
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- acr-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- oro-
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- 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:
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- aet.
-
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NCTE
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- NIRA
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ator
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- atic
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- non-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- cac-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Nor.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- 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.
- nos-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 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.
- cte
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ae.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tro
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AEC
-
- eo-
-
- TSI
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CTA
-
- ca.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- CST
-
- tlr
-
- CAI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CRS
-
- TAL
-
- an.
-
- cr.
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CSC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CTC
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CSO
-
- Ar.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Co.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CSR
-
- al.
-
- 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.
- cs.
-
- cc.
-
- ACS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRC
-
- ARS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CNN
-
- CNC
-
- CLR
-
- tr.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Clo
-
- TLC
-
- ANC
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ASN
-
- CEO
-
- tra
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CIE
-
- ASI
-
- CIC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ase
-
- 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.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CIA
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- TIA
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AIC
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CCA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ATC
-
- CEC
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CCR
-
- at.
-
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- ast
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ASR
-
- CEA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- tlo
-
- 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.
- 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.
- NRC
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- NIA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- OTC
-
- LSC
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LSI
-
- NES
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- NCO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- sc.
-
- NEC
-
- OSA
-
- OAO
-
- 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).
- RCS
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Re.
-
- OOT
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RNA
-
- 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.
- OIr
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- 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.
- OIt
-
- ROA
-
- Ola
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- oon
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LON
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ICC
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILO
-
- ics
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- ior
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- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- IOT
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- Ir.
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- IRC
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETS
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- IRO
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- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
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- ECA
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- eir
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- EIS
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- STL
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- STI
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- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ETR
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ERT
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- ESA
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- Esc
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- ESL
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- Sta
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- St.
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- ESR
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
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- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- ETO
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- IRL
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- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IRS
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- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- La.
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- Lt.
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- LAC
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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).
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
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noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SLA
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- LCA
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- LCI
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- LCT
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- SIC
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- TSR
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noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ite
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ITC
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- Isl
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- ise
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- ist
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- ISA
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- ISR
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- SLR
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- SLE
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- ITA
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- le
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- A.
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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.
- SA
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- RC
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- S.
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- RI
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- RN
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AO
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- EI
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- SN
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- ln
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- LR
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- t.
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- ic
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- L.
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- TC
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- LC
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- CE
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- ol
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- L1
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- L2
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- NL
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- OA
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- i.
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- O.
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- NI
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- SL
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- TN
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- RO
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- TL
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NC
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