Anagrams of ribonuclease
Word ribonuclease has
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- binoculars
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noun,
Usually, binoculars. Also called pair of binoculars, prism binoculars. an optical device, providing good depth effect, for use with both eyes, consisting of two small telescopes fitted together side by side, each telescope having two prisms between the eyepiece and objective for erecting the image.
- erinaceous
-
adjective,
of the hedgehog kind or family.
- unsociable
-
adjective,
not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
- censurable
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adjective,
deserving censure or blame.
- Nicobarese
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noun,
a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.
- reclusion
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noun,
the condition or life of a recluse.
- licensure
-
noun,
the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
- aleurones
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noun,
protein granules (aleurone grains) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
- acroleins
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- carolines
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noun,
a female given name.
- cabrioles
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noun,
Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- baseliner
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noun,
a player who typically plays near the baseline using ground strokes, as distinguished from one who typically goes to the net.
- insurable
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adjective,
capable of being or proper to be insured, as against loss or harm.
- obeisance
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noun,
a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- cinereous
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adjective,
in the state of or reduced to ashes:
- Cornelius
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251–253.
- carbinols
-
noun,
methyl alcohol.
- enclosure
-
noun,
something that encloses, as a fence or wall.
- ceruleans
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adjective, noun,
deep blue; sky blue; azure.
- inclosure
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noun,
enclosure.
- incurable
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noun,
a person suffering from an incurable disease.
- balconies
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noun,
a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
- reliances
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- sea-robin
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noun,
any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- larcenous
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- binocular
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noun,
Usually, binoculars. Also called pair of binoculars, prism binoculars. an optical device, providing good depth effect, for use with both eyes, consisting of two small telescopes fitted together side by side, each telescope having two prisms between the eyepiece and objective for erecting the image.
- larcenies
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noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- Claiborne
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noun,
a male given name.
- colubrine
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adjective,
of or resembling a snake; snakelike.
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Balinese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Bali.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- binocles
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- cabriole
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noun,
Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- carousel
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noun,
merry-go-round (def 1).
- aerobics
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noun,
Also called aerobic exercises. (used with a plural verb) any of various sustained exercises, as jogging, rowing, swimming, or cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxygen.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- ailerons
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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.
- bicornes
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- Alberoni
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- berlines
-
noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- coalbins
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- carioles
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- rubeolas
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noun,
measles.
- earlobes
-
noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- Cleburne
-
noun,
a city in N Texas, near Fort Worth.
- Caribees
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noun,
See under Antilles.
- sinecure
-
noun,
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- Reliance
-
noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- alienors
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- cleanser
-
noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- carbinol
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noun,
methyl alcohol.
- aleurone
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noun,
protein granules (aleurone grains) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- carbines
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- baronies
-
noun,
the domain of a baron.
- unbraces
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verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- nuclease
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noun,
any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
- carneous
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adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- nebulose
-
adjective,
cloudlike; nebulous.
- Laurence
-
noun,
Physics. a shimmering effect seen over a hot surface, such as a pavement or roadway, on a clear and calm day, caused by the irregular refraction of light.
Compare scintillation (def 4).
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- calibers
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- lacunose
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adjective,
full of or having lacunae.
- baseline
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noun,
Baseball. the area between bases within which a base runner must keep when running from one base to another.
- Consuela
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “consolation.”.
- lucarnes
-
noun,
a dormer window.
- brucines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- sociable
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noun,
Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
- bioclean
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adjective,
free or almost free from harmful microorganisms.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- brisance
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- auricles
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- insecure
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adjective,
subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured:
- bricoles
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noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- aureolin
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noun,
a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- aureoles
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noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- courlans
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noun,
the limpkin.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- lucernes
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noun,
alfalfa.
- sea-born
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adjective,
born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- cerulean
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adjective, noun,
deep blue; sky blue; azure.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- Brancusi
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noun,
Constantin [kon-stuh n-tin;; Romanian kon-stahn-teen] /ˈkɒn stən tɪn;; Romanian ˌkɒn stɑnˈtin/ (Show IPA), 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor.
- seaborne
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adjective,
transported by ship over the sea.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- leucines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- bouncers
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noun,
a person or thing that bounces.
- cineoles
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- nacreous
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adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- Seleucia
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noun,
an ancient city in Iraq, on the Tigris River: capital of the Seleucid empire.
- corbeils
-
noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- Burleson
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noun,
a city in N Texas.
- cislunar
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adjective,
of or relating to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
- escarole
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- causerie
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noun,
an informal talk or chat.
- baculine
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adjective,
pertaining to the rod or its use in punishing:
- Escurial
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noun,
Escorial.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- acrolein
-
noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- bluenose
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noun,
a puritanical person; prude.
- eucaines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- corbinas
-
noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- Celaeno
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- bascule
-
noun,
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- carnous
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adjective,
carnose.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- leucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- Soleure
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noun,
French name of Solothurn.
- bailees
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- Carleen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- baleens
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noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- censure
-
noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- Laurens
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noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- leisure
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noun,
freedom from the demands of work or duty:
- carouse
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noun,
carousal.
- enables
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verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- Laureen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- Carlson
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noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- leaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Carolus
-
noun,
any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
- aureole
-
noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- soilure
-
noun,
a stain.
- bailors
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- eucaine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- insular
-
noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- brucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- seleno-
-
- euclase
-
noun,
a rare green or blue mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, BeAlSiO 4 (OH), occurring in prismatic crystals.
- oscular
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adjective,
pertaining to an osculum.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- sclero-
-
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- esculin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- escribe
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verb (used with object),
to draw a circle outside of a triangle tangent to one side of the triangle and to the extensions of the other two sides.
- escolar
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- oculars
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- boilers
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- branles
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- boucles
-
noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- bounces
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- bournes
-
noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- incluse
-
noun,
recluse (def 2).
- boranes
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- secular
-
noun,
a layperson.
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- Brescia
-
noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- Breslau
-
noun,
German name of Wrocław.
- Seconal
-
- Bonaire
-
noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- bonacis
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- bricole
-
noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- burials
-
noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- binocle
-
noun,
binocular (def 1).
- carious
-
adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- because
-
Idioms,
because of, by reason of; due to:
- Belasco
-
noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- nuclear
-
noun,
nuclear energy:
- enrobes
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- carbene
-
noun,
the radical CH 2 and its derivatives.
- carbine
-
noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- nucleo-
-
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- caribes
-
noun,
piranha.
- Caribou
-
noun,
any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.
- nourice
-
noun,
a nurse.
- enlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- ascribe
-
verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- Benares
-
noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- obscure
-
noun,
obscurity.
- Oberlin
-
noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- obscene
-
adjective,
offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved:
- Serbian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- bicorne
-
noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- obelias
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- labours
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Bernice
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “bringer of victory.”.
- berlins
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- berline
-
noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- caliber
-
noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- solunar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
- bouncer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bounces.
- cereous
-
adjective,
waxlike.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- aileron
-
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.
- uncoils
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- curiosa
-
plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- unclose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- albinos
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- rescale
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- Alebion
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- unbrace
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- colures
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- coalbin
-
noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- roubles
-
noun,
ruble.
- earlobe
-
noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- closure
-
noun,
the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- rubeola
-
noun,
measles.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- cleanse
-
verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- nebulas
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- cleaner
-
noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- ebonies
-
noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- Rubicon
-
noun,
a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 miles (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment.
- unlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unreels
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- cornels
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- creoles
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- crenels
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- craniol
-
- urinals
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- cranio-
-
- Abilene
-
noun,
a city in central Texas.
- Lucerne
-
noun,
alfalfa.
- courlan
-
noun,
the limpkin.
- lucarne
-
noun,
a dormer window.
- counsel
-
noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- coulees
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- absence
-
noun,
state of being away or not being present:
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- curable
-
adjective,
capable of being cured.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corbina
-
noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- corbels
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- Corbeil
-
noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- uracils
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- corbans
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- aeneous
-
adjective,
bronze-colored:
- unrobes
-
verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- aerobes
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- aerobic
-
adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- suberin
-
noun,
a waxlike, fatty substance, occurring in cork cell walls and in or between other cells, that on alkaline hydrolysis yields chiefly suberic acid.
- Albinus
-
noun,
Alcuin.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- areoles
-
noun,
an areola.
- Sorbian
-
noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- arseno-
-
- recluse
-
noun,
a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- liernes
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- recusal
-
noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- Arecibo
-
noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- Liberec
-
noun,
a city in the NW Czech Republic.
- recline
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- suberic
-
adjective,
of or relating to cork.
- cineole
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Brunei
-
noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- Euboea
-
noun,
a Greek island in the W Aegean Sea. 1586 sq. mi. (4110 sq. km). Capital: Chalcis.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Brunel
-
noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- brules
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- bruise
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- bruins
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- celure
-
noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- burans
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- burins
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- buries
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- elisor
-
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.
- burial
-
noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- burele
-
noun,
the netlike pattern of colored lines or dots forming the background design of certain postage stamps.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- buncos
-
noun,
bunko.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- celebs
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- scler-
-
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- brains
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- Bourse
-
noun,
a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.
- bourns
-
noun,
burn2 .
- Bourne
-
noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- Elbrus
-
noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- broncs
-
noun,
bronco:
- broils
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- coulee
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- rebecs
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Caribs
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- rouble
-
noun,
ruble.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrobe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- carbon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- carbo-
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rubies
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- cleans
-
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clino-
-
- Rubens
-
noun,
Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Erebus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the darkness under the earth, imagined either as the abode of sinners after death or of all the dead.
- enable
-
verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- cables
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- sarco-
-
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- sacro-
-
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- Busoni
-
noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Reuben
-
noun,
the eldest son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29, 30.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- bounce
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- bancos
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- baleen
-
noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- nobles
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- lorans
-
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.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- LeBrun
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- nubile
-
adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- labio-
-
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labour
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- Belsen
-
noun,
locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- suborn
-
verb (used with object),
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- lories
-
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.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- nubias
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- airbus
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- bauson
-
noun,
a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- nebula
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- aniso-
-
- anoles
-
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.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- necro-
-
- suable
-
adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Subroc
-
noun,
a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
- arsen-
-
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- unable
-
adjective,
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:
- unbars
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- narco-
-
- boules
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- leuco-
-
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- neurol
-
- neuro-
-
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- unreel
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- lubric
-
adjective,
lubricous.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- selen-
-
- urbane
-
adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- aceous
-
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- blouse
-
noun,
a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- Olbers
-
noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acious
-
- blancs
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- boucle
-
noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- usable
-
adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- urino-
-
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- borals
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- boners
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- oleins
-
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.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- unrobe
-
verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- obelus
-
noun,
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- serbo-
-
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- Bierce
-
noun,
Ambrose (Gwinnett) [gwi-net] /gwɪˈnɛt/ (Show IPA), 1842–1914? U.S. journalist and short-story writer.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- urano-
-
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- Bernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- irones
-
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.
- Oeneus
-
noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- aeron.
-
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- reins
-
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.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- nails
-
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.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Nebr.
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- nears
-
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- lobus
-
noun,
a lobe.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- 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.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- resin
-
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.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- reni-
-
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- naso-
-
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- Nabis
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- 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.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- OIcel
-
- Iran.
-
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ocul-
-
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Rains
-
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).
- eosin
-
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.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 30-30
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incr.
-
- Icel.
-
- incor
-
- icons
-
- incl.
-
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ileo-
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- orles
-
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:
- insol
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- orial
-
- in-lb
-
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- leuc-
-
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- lenos
-
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.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- econ.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- ecol.
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- neur-
-
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Ecua.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- nuci-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- encl.
-
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- sero-
-
- Benue
-
noun,
a river in W Africa, flowing Wfrom Cameroon to the Niger River in Nigeria. 870 miles (1400 km).
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Seric
-
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- biol.
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- baro-
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- BCerE
-
- Sino-
-
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Brale
-
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- sebi-
-
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- senor
-
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.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- UNCIO
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alcor
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- 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.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- aero-
-
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- uran-
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- aeons
-
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.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anis-
-
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- 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.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- 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.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- areo-
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- asco-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arnel
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- coele
-
- caus.
-
- coel-
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Cons.
-
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- carb-
-
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cine-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- clase
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- cero-
-
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- celeb
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- rosin
-
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.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- BSElE
-
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- cores
-
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- sarc-
-
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uni-
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- neo-
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- USIA
-
- 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.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- USNA
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- USCA
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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.
- USAR
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Sra.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- NEbE
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- 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.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- sur-
-
- sub-
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- uria
-
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- RNAS
-
- RONA
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- scr.
-
- Rus.
-
- Soni
-
- OEEC
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- ole-
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- 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.
- SBLI
-
- SBIC
-
- saur
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- 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).
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- obs.
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- RIBA
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- USRC
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- ScBE
-
- sec.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- 1080
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sone
-
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.
- 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.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- NLRB
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- NIRA
-
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- soln
-
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- NRAB
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nose
-
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.
- nos-
-
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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:
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- SLIC
-
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Sab.
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- CBEL
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CERN
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cir.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- BSEE
-
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- BSAE
-
- BSCE
-
- BSEc
-
- BSIE
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- BSIR
-
- BSNA
-
- bul.
-
- Buna
-
- Bur.
-
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- bus.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- EEOC
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- ears
-
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.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eous
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- 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.
- Cres
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cule
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cur.
-
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Alco
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- aur-
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- abl.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- ABLS
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abs-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ACLS
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- ACLU
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Alb.
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Aus.
-
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bin-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bio-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bol.
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- BRCS
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bal.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bar.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BASc
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lin.
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ions
-
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 = .
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- ious
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- ins.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Lib.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- lobs
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- ile-
-
- Inc.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- inae
-
- Ire.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lab.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lea.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ISBN
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lens
-
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.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- ical
-
- Lani
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- 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.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- eso-
-
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ible
-
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Les
-
- SLE
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- bec
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- NCO
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ure
-
- SLA
-
- BCS
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- abn
-
- unc
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- NRC
-
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- nr.
-
- al.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- NRA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- ac-
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- USN
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- ab-
-
- USO
-
- USR
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- NOC
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- bi-
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- AUC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- BIE
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- LBO
-
- BLS
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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).
- BLA
-
- Ar.
-
- ble
-
- an.
-
- USB
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- LSC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AIS
-
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.
- aor
-
- AOU
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- SRB
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Sr.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- LON
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NEC
-
- ALU
-
- NBA
-
- NBC
-
- NbE
-
- NBS
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ne-
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- UAR
-
- ANC
-
- NEA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- UCR
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- ALC
-
- Une
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Bac
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- BCL
-
- be-
-
- ACS
-
- SNU
-
- bl.
-
- BSC
-
- Br.
-
- NES
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LOC
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- LSI
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- lub
-
- SLR
-
- NIA
-
- BCE
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ARS
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- UNO
-
- AIC
-
- NSU
-
- asb
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ase
-
- ur-
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- ASI
-
- uns
-
- AEC
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ASU
-
- ae.
-
- ARU
-
- ESR
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ons
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- il-
-
- ROA
-
- ESL
-
- CRS
-
- RNA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- ier
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- ROI
-
- in.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- RSA
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ose
-
- 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.
- CLI
-
- ior
-
- Clo
-
- OIr
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- CLR
-
- CLU
-
- Ola
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- 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 = .
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- IOC
-
- ine
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ene
-
- IOU
-
- EEC
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- EBS
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- REA
-
- EEO
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- eir
-
- ics
-
- EIS
-
- ESU
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eu-
-
- EbN
-
- IAS
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- IBN
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- en-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- RBC
-
- RBI
-
- RCA
-
- eo-
-
- RCN
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- ib.
-
- EOE
-
- ese
-
- cle
-
- SBE
-
- bu.
-
- SCB
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- OBE
-
- RCS
-
- La.
-
- sc.
-
- ca.
-
- ESA
-
- OAU
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- CBE
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- Ir.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- BSO
-
- BSN
-
- cl.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- NUL
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- BRE
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- OAS
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- OSA
-
- BSE
-
- OSB
-
- Re.
-
- 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.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- IRO
-
- CAI
-
- ISA
-
- OCS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Esc
-
- CEO
-
- IRL
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- CIA
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- IRC
-
- oic
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- 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.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- OCR
-
- CEA
-
- ise
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SAR
-
- IUS
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- ISR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- obl
-
- SAE
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Isl
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- CBS
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- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- RC
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- AI
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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
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- A.
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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.
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- RN
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- NI
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- NC
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- NB
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- R.
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- N.
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- LR
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SN
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- S.
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- SA
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- SL
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- NL
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- CE
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- CB
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- L.
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- BC
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- LC
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
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- le
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- OA
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- L2
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- BO
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- i.
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- UI
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- ic
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eb
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- UL
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- UB
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- B-
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- UC
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- U.
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- CU
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- RO
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- SU
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- ln
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- ol
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- RU
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- RI
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