Anagrams of Revelation
Word Revelation has
913 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Revelation.
- elevation
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noun,
the height to which something is elevated or to which it rises:
- Intervale
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noun,
a low-lying tract of land along a river.
- relevant
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adjective,
bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent:
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- levirate
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noun,
the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- interval
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noun,
an intervening period of time:
- relative
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- Levanter
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noun,
a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- renovate
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adjective,
Archaic. renovated.
- Verlaine
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- overline
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noun,
a cutline, usually of one line, appearing over a picture, cartoon, etc.
- overlain
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verb,
past participle of overlie.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- elevator
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noun,
a person or thing that elevates or raises.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- velation
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noun,
pronunciation with velar articulation.
- Voltaire
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noun,
(François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- relievo
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noun,
Obsolete. relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- Venetia
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noun,
an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- leviter
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- antero-
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- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Elinvar
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- ventail
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- veinlet
-
noun,
a small vein.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- ventral
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adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- ventri-
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- ventro-
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- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- entero-
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- veteran
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noun,
a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like:
- naivete
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noun,
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Avertin
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- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- variole
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- nervate
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adjective,
(of leaves) having veins.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- elative
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noun,
an elative case.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- overlie
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verb (used with object),
to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- overeat
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verb (used with object),
to eat more than is good for (oneself):
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- volante
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adverb, adjective,
moving lightly and quickly.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- overate
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verb,
simple past tense of overeat.
- levator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that raises a part of the body.
Compare depressor.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- violate
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verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- violent
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adjective,
acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- envier
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- teleo-
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- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- leaven
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noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- enter-
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- revolt
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noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- native
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- elevon
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noun,
a control surface functioning both as an elevator and as an aileron.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- laevo-
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- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Lavern
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noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- vario-
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- Lenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- intro.
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- intra-
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- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- travel
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- iatro-
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- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- inter.
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- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Levite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- levier
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noun,
a person who levies.
- Levine
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noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- Levant
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noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- varlet
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- loaner
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Erevan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- 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.
- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- Ervine
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noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- valine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- invert
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- tavern
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noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- valent
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- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- velate
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adjective,
Biology. having a velum.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Vernet
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noun,
Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- Verona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Nerval
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noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- viator
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noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- relive
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verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- Arlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- nitro-
-
- areole
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noun,
an areola.
- vineal
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adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- 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.
- Averno
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noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Volant
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noun,
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
- aeron.
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- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Oliver
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noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- alevin
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Violet
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noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- alvine
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adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Vernal
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adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- verite
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- venial
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adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Veneti
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noun,
Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- venter
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- ventr-
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- Verein
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noun,
a union, association, or society.
- Venite
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noun,
the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- renvoi
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noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- avoir.
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- revet
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verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- 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.
- over-
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- lento
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adverb,
slowly.
- Leona
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noun,
a female given name.
- Leone
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Olean
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noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Teena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- tele-
-
- Ranee
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Reval
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noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- naive
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adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Olive
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noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- ovine
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- terne
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noun,
terne metal.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orial
-
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- 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.
- tera-
-
- Laver
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noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- revel
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noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- teno-
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- navel
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noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- Oveta
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noun,
a female given name.
- telo-
-
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Tavel
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noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- renal
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adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- 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.
- nitr-
-
- 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.
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- liven
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verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- reni-
-
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Lorin
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- levo-
-
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- natl.
-
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- veni-
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- veter
-
- ative
-
- ation
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Arnel
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- ento-
-
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- vari-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- aero-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- 30-30
-
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- areo-
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- vino-
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- tonia
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Ital.
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- ileo-
-
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- invt.
-
- Iran.
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- event
-
noun,
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- intr.
-
- Invar
-
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- rel.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- tel-
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- ten.
-
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tion
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- ovi-
-
- 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.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ter.
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- vin-
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- rit.
-
- tron
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- riv.
-
- vel.
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Vat.
-
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- var.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- RONA
-
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- vil.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- val.
-
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- trav
-
- vet.
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tRNA
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Ven.
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tri-
-
- Rev.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Veno
-
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 1080
-
- inv.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- elev
-
- lin.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- ator
-
- Ave.
-
- avn.
-
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Lev.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- itol
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ile-
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- inae
-
- Ire.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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).
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lani
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- not-
-
- ano-
-
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- ant.
-
- Nov.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- NTIA
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- alt.
-
- NIRA
-
- aer-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Ont.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aet.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ole-
-
- Aire
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- nav.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- art.
-
- Nev.
-
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- Va.
-
- TVA
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- av.
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- ae.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- Tro
-
- ial
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- il-
-
- Ar.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- VTO
-
- Vte
-
- Vt.
-
- al.
-
- VOR
-
- ine
-
- ATV
-
- a-v
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- in.
-
- ILO
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Avi
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- an.
-
- ier
-
- vol
-
- at.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- EOE
-
- env
-
- aor
-
- ean
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ene
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- en-
-
- EEO
-
- eir
-
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ETV
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- VOA
-
- ETR
-
- vo.
-
- VLA
-
- ETO
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ERV
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- eo-
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ERT
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Ver
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ot-
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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 = .
- ltr
-
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- 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.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- lv.
-
- LTA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ior
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- TAL
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ote
-
- ov-
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- Orv
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Re.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Ola
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- REA
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LON
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TIA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- 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.
- OTA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lt.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- La.
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- ITV
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- 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.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- Ir.
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- IOT
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- 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.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- t.
-
- ol
-
- 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.
- L.
-
- VL
-
- VN
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- T1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AO
-
- RV
-
- 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.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- le
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- RO
-
- LR
-
- N.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- L2
-
- L1
-
- EV
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- VR
-
- VI
-
- V.
-
- i.
-
- NV
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- TL
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.