Anagrams of retinols
Word retinols has
534 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of retinols.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- norites
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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.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- sterno-
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- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- nostril
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noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- 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.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- instr.
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- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- inter.
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- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- intro.
-
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- liters
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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.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- irones
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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.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- tonsil
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- oleins
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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.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- stolen
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- oilers
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- 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.
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- nitro-
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- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Ostler
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noun,
hostler.
- sterol
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- nerols
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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.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- steno-
-
- lories
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Lorens
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- loners
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noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- 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.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- torsel
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noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- elints
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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.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- triols
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noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- trones
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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.
- enrols
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verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- elisor
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noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- 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.
- loser
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noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Loris
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noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- tiers
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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.
- terns
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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.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- enrol
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verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- ster.
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- reins
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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.
- reni-
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- snore
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noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Tiler
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- 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.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Sino-
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- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- tiles
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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.
- eosin
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Ensor
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noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- 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.
- rents
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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.
- triol
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noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- loner
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noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Loren
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- ento-
-
- lores
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noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- 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.
- onset
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noun,
a beginning or start:
- orles
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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:
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- 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.
- Norse
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- trois
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noun,
the number 3.
- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- notes
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- sito-
-
- ornes
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- oiler
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- 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.
- slier
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adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- stole
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noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Stone
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- 30-30
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- 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.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noels
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- enols
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noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- nerts
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interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- oste-
-
- teno-
-
- Osler
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noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Elton
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noun,
a male given name.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- trios
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- stile
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noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Eliot
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noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- telos
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noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
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- snort
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noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- toles
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noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- intr.
-
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- lenos
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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.
- rosin
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- seti-
-
- tones
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noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tirls
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noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tirol
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noun,
Tyrol.
- torse
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noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- rotls
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noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- soler
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noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Seton
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- toile
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- torsi
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noun,
a plural of torso.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- Solti
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noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- toils
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noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- 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.
- ileo-
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- lento
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adverb,
slowly.
- sero-
-
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- lints
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Linos
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noun,
linoleum.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- insol
-
- inst.
-
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- riots
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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.
- senor
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- roils
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verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- Leros
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noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- soln
-
- sone
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noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Sol.
-
- sent
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noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Stir
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noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Ont.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- silo
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noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rel.
-
- role
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noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- orts
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rest
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- sire
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ROSE
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noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Otis
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noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- rote
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- snot
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noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Ste.
-
- Rein
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noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
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plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- oles
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noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Leis
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ire.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- iron
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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.
- tole
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noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Isle
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noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- toil
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noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- iter
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- itol
-
- Tiro
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noun,
tyro.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Leno
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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.
- ions
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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 = .
- lens
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noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- tire
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Leon
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- tion
-
- LEST
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conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leto
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noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- ole-
-
- lien
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noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lin.
-
- Toni
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noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- into
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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.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- erst
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adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- tron
-
- Elis
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noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- enl.
-
- enol
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noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
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noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Trio
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Erin
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noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eso-
-
- intl
-
- est.
-
- tri-
-
- Eton
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noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- tors
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noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- torn
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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.
- ile-
-
- Tori
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noun,
plural of torus.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Neil
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- tens
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noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- nest
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noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Nier
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noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nile
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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.
- Nils
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ten.
-
- nits
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noil
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- tern
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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.
- noir
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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.
- nos-
-
- nose
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noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- tel-
-
- teil
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noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- str.
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Oise
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noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ter.
-
- neo-
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Lise
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
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noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- lone
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adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lion
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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.
- lint
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lorn
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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.
- Lose
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Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Tro
-
- SLR
-
- TSE
-
- 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.
- STL
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- tr.
-
- tlo
-
- STI
-
- tlr
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Sr.
-
- OIt
-
- SLE
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Lt.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ir.
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- ltr
-
- IRL
-
- IOT
-
- NES
-
- ESR
-
- eo-
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESL
-
- ETO
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- io-
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ine
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- ne-
-
- 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.
- 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:
- Rs.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Re.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- RSE
-
- ONR
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ons
-
- ot-
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- OIr
-
- nr.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ONI
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- 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.
- SL
-
- SN
-
- LR
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- S.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- N.
-
- NI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
-
- O.
-
- RI
-
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TL
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- le
-
- R.
-
- RN
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ol
-
- RO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- L.
-
- i.
-
- ln
-