Anagrams of refractile
Word refractile has
577 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of refractile.
- 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.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- fee-tail
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noun,
See under fee (def 4a).
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- ferrite
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound, as NaFeO 2 , formed when ferric oxide is combined with a more basic metallic oxide.
- retrace
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verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- 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.
- refract
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verb (used with object),
to subject to refraction.
- 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.
- reflect
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verb (used with object),
to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface:
- reflate
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verb (used with object),
to increase (money and credit) again.
- 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.
- fertile
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adjective,
bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific:
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- ferrate
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noun,
a salt of the hypothetical ferric acid, H 2 FeO 4 .
- caterer
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- electr-
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- arteri-
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- lifter
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- Carter
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- retral
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adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carrel
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noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- career
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noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- Calif.
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- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elect.
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- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- trifle
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noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- 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.
- recti-
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- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- reface
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verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- 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.
- refect
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verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- Recife
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- certif
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- Rafter
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noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- 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.
- cerate
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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.
- relief
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noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- cerat-
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- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- filate
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adjective,
threadlike.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- ferric
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adjective,
of or containing iron, especially in the trivalent state.
- ferri-
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- ferret
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noun,
a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Felice
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noun,
a female given name, form of Felicia.
- fiacre
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- frater
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noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- fierce
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adjective,
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Telfer
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- afreet
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noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- facete
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adjective,
facetious.
- trefle
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adjective,
botonée.
- 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.
- falter
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noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- faerie
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noun,
the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
- facile
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adjective,
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rect.
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- flare
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noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- flair
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noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- feti-
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- flier
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noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- flirt
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noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- rater
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- filet
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- Freer
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noun,
a person or thing that frees.
- 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.
- Crile
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noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- frail
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noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- 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.
- Recit
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- filar
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adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- crier
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noun,
a person who cries.
- crit.
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- flite
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- fetal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- racer
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- farci
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adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- laree
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noun,
lari.
- facer
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noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- ERICA
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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.
- erect
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- craft
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noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- licet
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- facet
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noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- Lifar
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noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- lact-
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- elate
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adjective,
elated.
- lifer
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noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- farce
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noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Eifel
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noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- 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.
- Frere
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noun,
brother.
- Ital.
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- litre
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noun,
liter.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Icel.
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- fecal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or being feces.
- 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.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- frier
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noun,
fryer.
- friar
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- feral
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adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- feria
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- lect.
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- 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.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- fleer
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noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- tele-
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- tera-
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- Alfie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
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- Arete
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- artel
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- taler
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noun,
thaler.
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- 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.
- calef
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- alert
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- terce
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- 30-30
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- Trier
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noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trial
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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.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acet-
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- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- aeri-
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- terr.
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- aerie
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noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Tiler
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- afire
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adjective,
on fire:
- Afric
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adjective,
African.
- afrit
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noun,
afreet.
- tical
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Terri
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Terra
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noun,
earth; land.
- ricer
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Fleet
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noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cert.
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- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- refl.
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- Celt.
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abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- refit
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noun,
an act of refitting.
- refer
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verb (used with object),
to direct for information or anything required:
- refel
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verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- Clair
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noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- ceria
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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.
- Clift
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noun,
cliff.
- cleft
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noun,
a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- relic
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noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- cleat
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Fri.
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- rate
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ical
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- frt.
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- RARE
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adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- ter.
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- rale
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rail
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- frit
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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.
- reit
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noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Ice.
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- raft
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noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- rel.
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- tile
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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.
- reif
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noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- FLRA
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- Reef
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noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- flic
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noun,
a police officer; cop.
- tri-
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- flit
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noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- tref
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adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Reel
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noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Tree
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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.
- ref.
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- frae
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preposition, adverb,
from.
- reft
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- tirl
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noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- frat
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noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- free
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Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- tire
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fret
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noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- real
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noun,
real number.
- tier
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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.
- ile-
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- Irra
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noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- RACE
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- RITA
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noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tail
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Taif
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noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Leif
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noun,
a male given name.
- tael
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noun,
liang.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- rite
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noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Lief
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adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- leer
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noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lier
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- rit.
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- rile
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rift
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noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- lit.
-
- Lira
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- rife
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adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Riel
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Life
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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.
- Rice
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Leet
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noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- talc
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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.
- Ire.
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- lair
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noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- tela
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noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Itea
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noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- tel-
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- RCAF
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- teil
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noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- laic
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noun,
one of the laity.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- teal
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noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tare
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lite
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- lea.
-
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Lat.
-
- 1080
-
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- ctr.
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- 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.
- 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.
- ect-
-
- EFTA
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- etc.
-
- 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.
- fac.
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- afr-
-
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alt.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- arr.
-
- art.
-
- atic
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Cal.
-
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Fla.
-
- fec.
-
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- filt
-
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- FERA
-
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- FICA
-
- fict
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- AFL
-
- CEF
-
- CEA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FTC
-
- ft.
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- RFA
-
- RFC
-
- RFE
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- IFC
-
- AFC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CIF
-
- 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).
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- CFR
-
- CFL
-
- ALC
-
- CFI
-
- CFA
-
- RFI
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- 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.
- fic
-
- TIA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CAF
-
- ca.
-
- TAL
-
- FET
-
- ATC
-
- cf.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- at.
-
- TCA
-
- tfr
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- FRC
-
- 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.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Frl
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Fia
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- cle
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- AIC
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- CLI
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ite
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ITC
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERT
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- Lif
-
- ITA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Fl.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- La.
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LaF
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lt.
-
- ac-
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Af.
-
- al.
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- trf
-
- Ar.
-
- LCA
-
- LCF
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ETR
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- eir
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- REA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- TLC
-
- 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.
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- IRC
-
- efl
-
- ctf
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- Ir.
-
- CLR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- FCA
-
- EEC
-
- AEC
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- AEF
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- IRL
-
- Re.
-
- ef-
-
- tlr
-
- ECF
-
- ECA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ec-
-
- RAF
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TL
-
- 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.
- L2
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- R.
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- L.
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FC
-
- le
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LF
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- LR
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TC
-
- RC
-
- RI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- FE
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ic
-
- i.
-
- RF
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CE
-
- EI
-