Anagrams of recreational
Word recreational has
1394 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of recreational.
- recreation
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noun,
refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
- laceration
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noun,
the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- coral-tree
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noun,
any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Erythrina, of the legume family, having large clusters of pealike flowers.
- cantorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a cantor.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- arteriole
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noun,
Anatomy. any of the smallest branches of an artery, terminating in capillaries.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- tarriance
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noun,
delay.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- coeternal
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adjective,
existing with another eternally.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- interlace
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- rationale
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noun,
the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- correlate
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noun,
either of two related things, especially when one implies the other.
- tierceron
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noun,
(in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- anorectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or associated with the anus and rectum.
- Claretian
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noun,
a member of the “Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” founded in Spain in 1849, and devoted chiefly to missionary work.
- Centralia
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noun,
a city in central Illinois.
- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- centriole
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noun,
a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
- ecarinate
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adjective,
having no carina or keel.
- tolerance
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noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- Alicante
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noun,
a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- lacerate
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adjective,
lacerated.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- recliner
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noun,
a person or thing that reclines.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- Lorraine
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noun,
Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- laitance
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- Rotarian
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noun,
a member of a Rotary Club.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- tailrace
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- reorient
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- relocate
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- analcite
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- recreant
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noun,
a coward.
- corelate
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- contrail
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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.
- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- arterial
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noun,
a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access:
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- arterio-
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- alienate
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verb (used with object),
to make indifferent or hostile:
- larcener
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noun,
a person who commits larceny.
- coal-tar
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noun,
a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- carriole
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noun,
cariole.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- tornaria
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Torrence
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noun,
(Frederic) Ridgely [rij-lee] /ˈrɪdʒ li/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, U.S. poet, playwright, and editor.
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- Carniola
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noun,
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
- Carolean
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adjective,
characteristic of the time of Charles I and II of England:
- Carolina
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noun,
a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- acierate
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- electro-
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- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- electron
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noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- Catalin
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- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- centro-
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- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- cortina
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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.
- caterer
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- correl.
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- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- centri-
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- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- rentier
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- cerato-
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- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- relator
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noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- Realtor
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- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- narrate
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- contra-
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- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- arteri-
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- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Carlota
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noun,
1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
- Carlita
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noun,
a female given name.
- retrace
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verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- cranio-
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- antero-
-
- Aeolian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- electr-
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- aerator
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noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Aetolia
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noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- elaenia
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noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- terrane
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- terrace
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- Alarcon
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noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- Alcoran
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noun,
Alkoran.
- Lacerta
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noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- Laconia
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noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- actino-
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- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- erector
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noun,
Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- entero-
-
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- actinal
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adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- acerate
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- acerola
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- acetoin
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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.
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- trailer
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- aconite
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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.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- Acrilan
-
- Actaeon
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noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- Laotian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- anelace
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noun,
a short sword having a double-edged blade tapering sharply to a point: worn by civilians from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- learner
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- alinota
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- craniol
-
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Corrie
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noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- corral
-
noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- cirro-
-
- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- citral
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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.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Citron
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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.
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- nocti-
-
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- 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.
- cerat-
-
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Lenaea
-
noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- 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.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- enter-
-
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- nitro-
-
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- necro-
-
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- intro.
-
- contr.
-
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- 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.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- intra-
-
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- colent
-
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- lacto-
-
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- inter.
-
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- iatro-
-
- incorr
-
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- elect.
-
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- cteno-
-
- narco-
-
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- clino-
-
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- centi-
-
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- recti-
-
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- relier
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- aeron.
-
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Tarlac
-
noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- 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.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- 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.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- retro-
-
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- teleo-
-
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actin-
-
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Carrel
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- 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.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- aceto-
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetal
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- 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.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- celto-
-
- 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.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- Ortler
-
noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- tera-
-
- lact-
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- telo-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- 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:
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- incr.
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- ileo-
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Icel.
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- incl.
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- incor
-
- tonia
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Ital.
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- terr.
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- 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.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- erron
-
- 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.
- Iran.
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- intr.
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- natl.
-
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- 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.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- OIcel
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- 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.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- noct-
-
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- lect.
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- 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.
- tele-
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- reni-
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- 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.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Recit
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- licet
-
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- corr.
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- cata-
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crit.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- ecol.
-
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 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.
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- cont.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- 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.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- 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.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- 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.
- 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.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- cine-
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- cero-
-
- Alcor
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- colat
-
- cent.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- 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.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- coele
-
- coel-
-
- alti-
-
- 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.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- aceae
-
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- acet-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Arnel
-
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- 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.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- acro-
-
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- ation
-
- anti-
-
- 30-30
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- 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.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ante-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- encl.
-
- 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.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- areo-
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- ecto-
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- econ.
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- CERN
-
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- not-
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- rit.
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- cit.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- NTIA
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- cet-
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- ant.
-
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- NIRA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Can.
-
- Cal.
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- RONA
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- NOAA
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tel-
-
- Ceto
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- 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.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- 1080
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- arr.
-
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- rel.
-
- cat.
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- 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:
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ator
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- art.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Ont.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- 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).
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- cene
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Oct.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- ance
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- ole-
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- OEEC
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- 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.
- eco-
-
- aer-
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- itol
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- ect-
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Lani
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Aire
-
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- ctr.
-
- tion
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- aet.
-
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ence
-
- IATA
-
- iana
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- IAEA
-
- AAEE
-
- tri-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- enc.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ICAO
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- tRNA
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- tron
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- Ire.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- 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.
- EEOC
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- 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.
- int.
-
- acea
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- acr-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ile-
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- ano-
-
- 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.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- 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.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Alco
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- 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.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- 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.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Col.
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- 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.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- alt.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NCTE
-
- NCAA
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ter.
-
- ten.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- NACA
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- 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.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lit.
-
- 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.
- Con.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Ala.
-
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- 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.
- Cort
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- Aar
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TIA
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- AAE
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TAL
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- al.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Tro
-
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ac-
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rte
-
- AIC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- AEC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ALC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ANC
-
- ROA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- TCA
-
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- rt.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- eo-
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- CRT
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ea.
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ec-
-
- CLR
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
-
- NCO
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- CLI
-
- 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.
- AOA
-
- CNO
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOC
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ECA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- io-
-
- en-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- in.
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ERT
-
- ene
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ILO
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- IRL
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- EEC
-
- IRO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- IRC
-
- EEO
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- 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 = .
- IOC
-
- eir
-
- ine
-
- cle
-
- Clo
-
- ne-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Re.
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- RCA
-
- NEA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- CEA
-
- Ola
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCN
-
- OIr
-
- ATC
-
- aor
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ca.
-
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- REA
-
- OIt
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NRC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- nr.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- OTC
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- 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:
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- Oc.
-
- NRA
-
- CEO
-
- 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.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OCR
-
- NC
-
- ol
-
- EI
-
- TL
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TN
-
- CE
-
- NI
-
- LR
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RO
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ic
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NL
-
- i.
-
- ee
-
- N.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AO
-
- OA
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RN
-
- LC
-
- L1
-
- L.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L2
-
- RI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- O.
-
- le
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).