Anagrams of reflection
Word reflection has
713 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of reflection.
- refection
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noun,
refreshment, especially with food or drink.
- 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.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- flection
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noun,
the act of bending.
- Florence
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noun,
Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- 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.
- ice-floe
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noun,
a large flat mass of floating ice.
- electro-
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- frenetic
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adjective,
frantic; frenzied.
- trefoil
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- fertile
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adjective,
bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific:
- reflect
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verb (used with object),
to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface:
- 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.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- entero-
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- Leofric
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noun,
died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030–57 (husband of Lady Godiva).
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- enforce
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Clifton
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- centro-
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- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- 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.
- electr-
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- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- 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.
- 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.
- centri-
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- conifer
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- inflect
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verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- recti-
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- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- refect
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verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- elect.
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- refine
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- reflet
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noun,
an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Creole
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enter-
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- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- cteno-
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- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- relief
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noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- 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.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- intro.
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- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- frolic
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noun,
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- necro-
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- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- infect
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- inter.
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- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- lifter
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- lictor
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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.
- lectin
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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.
- lector
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- forint
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- nitro-
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- Recife
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
- fierce
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adjective,
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Felice
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noun,
a female given name, form of Felicia.
- feline
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noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- fencer
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noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ferine
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adjective,
feral1 .
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- olefin
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- nocti-
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- filter
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noun,
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- finlet
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noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- floret
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noun,
a small flower.
- flori-
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- Florin
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noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- TEFLON
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adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- Lenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- centr-
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- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- cenote
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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.
- Cloete
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noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- centi-
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- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- confer
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- celto-
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- Centre
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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.
- Telfer
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- colter
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- colent
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- tenrec
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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.
- certif
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- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Center
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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.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- trefle
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adjective,
botonée.
- contr.
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- teleo-
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- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trifle
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noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- clino-
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- 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.
- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- folie
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noun,
madness; insanity.
- folic
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adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- nitr-
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- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- noct-
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- fence
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noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- cetin
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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.
- force
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noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- feti-
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- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- toile
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- filet
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- Tirol
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noun,
Tyrol.
- oiler
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Finer
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noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- olein
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- cine-
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- often
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adverb,
many times; frequently:
- forel
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noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- TOEFL
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- fleer
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noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- Fleet
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noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- fetor
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noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- flier
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noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- Flint
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noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flirt
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noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- flite
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- flor.
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- fore-
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- Freon
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- cert.
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- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- intr.
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- treen
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noun,
treenware.
- liner
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Celt.
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abbreviation,
Celtic.
- lifer
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noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- infer
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- licet
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- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Leoni
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noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- lect.
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- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triol
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noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- lento
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adverb,
slowly.
- 30-30
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- cent.
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- Loire
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noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Forli
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noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- lotic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- fort.
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- forte
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noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- niece
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noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- cero-
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- toric
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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.
- cleft
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noun,
a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
- nerol
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noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- ceorl
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noun,
churl (def 4).
- front
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noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Icel.
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- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Lorne
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noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorin
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loren
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- ileo-
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- loner
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noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- CENTO
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- incl.
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- incor
-
- incr.
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- felon
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noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- OIcel
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- trone
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- cont.
-
- crit.
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- refit
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noun,
an act of refitting.
- clone
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- erect
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- refl.
-
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- telo-
-
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Croft
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noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- crone
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- terne
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noun,
terne metal.
- feint
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- ento-
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- coel-
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- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Colin
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- coele
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- terce
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- enrol
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verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- elfin
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noun,
an elf.
- Colet
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noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- encl.
-
- elint
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- teno-
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- relic
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noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Elton
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noun,
a male given name.
- elite
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Eliot
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noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- refel
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verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- Rolfe
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noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Ecole
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noun,
school1 .
- ecol.
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- Recit
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- Clift
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noun,
cliff.
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- fecit
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verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- tele-
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- reni-
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- Cleon
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noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Creel
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Eifel
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noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- RECON
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- rect.
-
- Tiler
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Clint
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Creon
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Crete
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noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Conte
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noun,
count2 .
- conf.
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- rifle
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noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- rente
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Crile
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noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Ernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ecto-
-
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- econ.
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- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- role
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noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- loin
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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.
- roil
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verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rite
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noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- loci
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noun,
plural of locus.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- riot
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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.
- rift
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noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- LOFT
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noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- rit.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- 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.
- tel-
-
- 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.
- tron
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- tri-
-
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- 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.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- 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.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- lit.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Oct.
-
- OEEC
-
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- ref.
-
- ole-
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- 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.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ont.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tion
-
- 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:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- 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.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ten.
-
- neo-
-
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- ter.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- fec.
-
- 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.
- fict
-
- etc.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea 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).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- ence
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- for.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- fol.
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- filt
-
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fin.
-
- enc.
-
- EEOC
-
- Fri.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Ceto
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- 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.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- ect-
-
- Cor.
-
- eco-
-
- ctr.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- 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.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- 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.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- infl
-
- Inf.
-
- Inc.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- ile-
-
- Ire.
-
- Ice.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itol
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- int.
-
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- frt.
-
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- ECF
-
- ec-
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- eo-
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- IOF
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ct.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ctf
-
- cte
-
- CRT
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- IOC
-
- EEC
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- cr.
-
- ene
-
- LOC
-
- Tro
-
- cf.
-
- 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.
-
- en-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Frl
-
- eir
-
- 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 = .
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- 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.
- efl
-
- ef-
-
- RFC
-
- RFE
-
- RFI
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CEO
-
- CFR
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LCI
-
- CIF
-
- CIE
-
- 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.
- cle
-
- CFO
-
- CFL
-
- CFI
-
- LCT
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- tr.
-
- LCF
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- trf
-
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- cl.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- IRL
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- CLI
-
- Lif
-
- CEF
-
- CNO
-
- CLR
-
- tfr
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Clo
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lt.
-
- IRO
-
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- EOE
-
- oic
-
- NRC
-
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- OCR
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIO
-
- of-
-
- OFr
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- ltr
-
- 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.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- OIr
-
- EOF
-
- io-
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- 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.
- ier
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONF
-
- ONI
-
- nr.
-
- Fl.
-
- fic
-
- ft.
-
- 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:
- NFC
-
- NFL
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- FRC
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- FOT
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NCO
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- FTC
-
- NEC
-
- NLF
-
- NOC
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- ne-
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- ONR
-
- OIt
-
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- fo.
-
- ILO
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- Fee
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noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- in.
-
- ETR
-
- ot-
-
- LON
-
- ETO
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ine
-
- ERT
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ote
-
- Re.
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- il-
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- FET
-
- IFC
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NL
-
- CE
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- FE
-
- le
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ol
-
- RF
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- FC
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- t.
-
- fn
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NI
-
- i.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LC
-
- L.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LR
-
- RO
-
- EI
-
- R.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- L1
-
- L2
-
- LF
-
- ee
-
- O.
-
- RC
-
- TL
-
- TC
-
- N.
-
- RI
-
- TN
-
- RN
-
- NC
-
- NF
-
- ic
-
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .