Anagrams of saber-rattling
Word saber-rattling has
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- rattlebrain
-
noun,
a giddy, empty-headed, talkative person.
- transitable
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adjective,
capable of being crossed or passed over.
- registrant
-
noun,
a person who registers or is registered.
- arbitrages
-
noun,
Finance. the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from unequal prices.
- arbitrates
-
verb (used with object),
to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
- algebraist
-
noun,
an expert in algebra.
- abstainer
-
noun,
a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- arresting
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- arrestant
-
noun,
a substance that interrupts the normal development of an insect.
- retirants
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noun,
retiree.
- Gibraltar
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noun,
a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- geranials
-
noun,
See under citral.
- arbitrate
-
verb (used with object),
to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
- sterilant
-
noun,
a sterilizing agent.
- translate
-
verb (used with object),
to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own:
- tangibles
-
noun,
something tangible, especially a tangible asset.
- tailgates
-
noun,
the board or gate at the back of a wagon, truck, station wagon, etc., which can be removed or let down for convenience in loading or unloading.
- alterants
-
noun,
something that produces alteration.
- birrettas
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noun,
biretta.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- larrigans
-
noun,
a knee-high boot of oiled leather with a moccasin foot, worn by lumbermen and trappers.
- restraint
-
noun,
a restraining action or influence:
- breasting
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material for covering the heel breast of a shoe.
- aberrants
-
noun,
an aberrant person, thing, group, etc.
- arterials
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noun,
a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access:
- alginates
-
noun,
a salt of alginic acid.
- granaries
-
noun,
a storehouse or repository for grain, especially after it has been threshed or husked.
- startling
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adjective,
creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
- tearstain
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noun,
a mark or wet streak left by tears.
- bangtails
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noun,
a racehorse.
- astringer
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noun,
a person who trains and flies short-winged hawks, as the goshawk.
- trainable
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adjective,
capable of being trained.
- gratinate
-
verb (used with object),
to gratiné.
- litterbag
-
noun,
a small paper or plastic bag for trash or rubbish, as one carried in an automobile.
- algerians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Algeria.
- tailgater
-
noun,
a person who drives hazardously close to the rear of another moving vehicle.
- arbitrage
-
noun,
Finance. the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from unequal prices.
- anglaise
-
noun,
an old English country-dance.
- stagnate
-
verb (used with object),
to make stagnant.
- gantlets
-
noun,
Railroads. a track construction used in narrow places, in which two parallel tracks converge so that their inner rails cross, run parallel, and diverge again, thus allowing a train to remain on its own track at all times.
- stabling
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noun,
accommodation for horses or other draft or farm animals in a stable.
- Gabriels
-
noun,
one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.
- galatine
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noun,
galantine.
- Starling
-
noun,
a chunky, medium-sized European passerine bird, Sturnus vulgaris, of iridescent black plumage with seasonal speckles, that nests in colonies: introduced into North America.
- stealing
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- Erastian
-
noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- ganister
-
noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- beltings
-
noun,
material for belts.
- genitals
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plural noun,
genitalia.
- gantries
-
noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- algerita
-
noun,
agarita.
- integral
-
noun,
an integral whole.
- instable
-
adjective,
not stable; unstable.
- ingrates
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- seatrain
-
noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Serratia
-
noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- settling
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that settles.
- granites
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- signable
-
adjective,
suitable for signing, as in being satisfactory, appropriate, or complete:
- Algerian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Algeria.
- glitters
-
noun,
a sparkling reflected light or luster.
- angaries
-
noun,
the right of a belligerent state to seize and use the property of neutrals for purposes of warfare, subject to payment of full compensation.
- alginate
-
noun,
a salt of alginic acid.
- glabrate
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adjective,
Zoology. glabrous.
- gitterns
-
noun,
cittern.
- Gilberts
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force, equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns. Abbreviation: Gi.
- geranial
-
noun,
See under citral.
- slattern
-
noun,
a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
- attagirl
-
interjection,
(used as an enthusiastic expression of encouragement or approval to a girl, woman, or female animal.)
- gelatins
-
noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- slatting
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noun,
the act of furnishing with or making from slats.
- Srinagar
-
noun,
a city in and the summer capital of Kashmir, on the Jhelum River.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- tailgate
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noun,
the board or gate at the back of a wagon, truck, station wagon, etc., which can be removed or let down for convenience in loading or unloading.
- Sterling
-
noun,
British currency.
- Barletta
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- arranges
-
verb (used with object),
to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly:
- beatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- bearings
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- arterial
-
noun,
a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access:
- battings
-
noun,
the act or manner of using a bat in a game of ball.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- basanite
-
noun,
a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.
- test-ban
-
noun,
an agreement by nations producing nuclear weapons to refrain from testing them in the atmosphere.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- tertials
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- astatine
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- arraigns
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verb (used with object),
to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
- bargains
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noun,
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
- asternal
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adjective,
not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
- tear-gas
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noun,
a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- banister
-
noun,
a baluster.
- bangtail
-
noun,
a racehorse.
- Atabrine
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- balestra
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noun,
a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.
- atlantes
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noun,
plural of atlas (def 5).
- Atlantis
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noun,
a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c.
- berrigan
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noun,
Daniel, born 1921, Jesuit priest, peace activist, and poet.
- tibetans
-
noun,
a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.
- engrails
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- brattles
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noun,
a clattering noise.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- Stranger
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noun,
a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
- strangle
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verb (used with object),
to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
- Stringer
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noun,
a person or thing that strings.
- tabarets
-
noun,
a durable silk or acetate fabric having alternating stripes of satin and moiré, for drapery and upholstery.
- brittles
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noun,
a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled:
- arbalest
-
noun,
a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, used to shoot stones, metal balls, arrows, etc.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- arbitral
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adjective,
pertaining to an arbiter or to arbitration.
- Brattain
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noun,
Walter Houser [hou-zer] /ˈhaʊ zər/ (Show IPA), 1902–1987, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956.
- aristate
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adjective,
Botany. having aristae; awned.
- bletting
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noun,
the ripening of fruit, especially of fruit stored until the desired degree of softness is attained.
- argental
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling silver.
- blatters
-
noun,
the act or sound of blattering.
- arginase
-
noun,
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
- bitterns
-
noun,
any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- tanagers
-
noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- ariettas
-
noun,
a short aria.
- birretta
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noun,
biretta.
- tangible
-
noun,
something tangible, especially a tangible asset.
- birettas
-
noun,
a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- INTELSAT
-
noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- alterant
-
noun,
something that produces alteration.
- retrains
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- aglitter
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adjective,
glittering; sparkling.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- rattlers
-
noun,
a rattlesnake.
- larrigan
-
noun,
a knee-high boot of oiled leather with a moccasin foot, worn by lumbermen and trappers.
- sanglier
-
noun,
a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- aglisten
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adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- rattling
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- trainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- abristle
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adverb, adjective,
in a bristling state:
- rarebits
-
noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- labiates
-
noun,
a labiate plant.
- narrates
-
verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- agential
-
adjective,
pertaining to an agent or agency.
- Latinate
-
adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- librates
-
verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- realgars
-
noun,
arsenic disulfide, As 2 S 2 , found in nature as an orange-red mineral and also produced artificially: used in pyrotechnics.
- Libertas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- agrestal
-
adjective,
of or relating to plants growing wild in fields and uncultivated areas.
- trenails
-
noun,
treenail.
- restrain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- Sabatier
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- Salinger
-
noun,
J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- regattas
-
noun,
a boat race, as of rowboats, yachts, or other vessels.
- Lansberg
-
noun,
a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 29 miles (46 km) in diameter.
- ringlets
-
noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- retinals
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- retirant
-
noun,
retiree.
- trailers
-
noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- Triangle
-
noun,
a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- Rabelais
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
- aberrant
-
noun,
an aberrant person, thing, group, etc.
- Rattigan
-
noun,
Terence, 1911–77, English playwright.
- rat-tail
-
noun,
grenadier (def 4).
- ratsbane
-
noun,
rat poison.
- ratlines
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- satiable
-
adjective,
capable of being satiated.
- sagittal
-
adjective,
Anatomy.
of or relating to the suture between the parietal bones at the roof of the skull or to a venous canal within the skull and parallel to this suture.
(in direction or location) from front to back in the median plane or in a plane parallel to the median.
- agitates
-
verb (used with object),
to move or force into violent, irregular action:
- ringster
-
noun,
a member of a ring, especially a political or price-fixing ring.
- Triratna
-
noun,
the three components of Buddhism, which are the Buddha, or teacher, the dharma, or teaching, and the Sangha, or priesthood.
- sanitate
-
verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- Santeria
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- bengals
-
noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- biretta
-
noun,
a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- Tangier
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- targets
-
noun,
an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- tangles
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- tantras
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- Bettina
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- berlins
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- regalia
-
plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- regatta
-
noun,
a boat race, as of rowboats, yachts, or other vessels.
- bestial
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- bittern
-
noun,
any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- brattle
-
noun,
a clattering noise.
- narrate
-
verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- brasier
-
noun,
brazier1 .
- branles
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- brangle
-
noun,
a squabble.
- talents
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- blister
-
noun,
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- blatter
-
noun,
the act or sound of blattering.
- blatant
-
adjective,
brazenly obvious; flagrant:
- tanager
-
noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- bitters
-
noun,
a liquid, often an alcoholic liquor, in which bitter herbs or roots have steeped, used as a flavoring, especially in mixed drinks, or as a tonic.
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- bistate
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving two states, especially of the U.S.:
- bisnaga
-
noun,
any of several thorny cactuses of the genera Echinocactus, Ferocactus, and Astrophytum of the southwestern U.S.
- resting
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- Bengali
-
noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.
- satiate
-
adjective,
satiated.
- regains
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- banters
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Barrett
-
noun,
Elizabeth, Browning, Elizabeth Barrett.
- barrets
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- barrens
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- barrage
-
noun,
Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- Barnett
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rattles
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- barites
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- Barinas
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- rattler
-
noun,
a rattlesnake.
- ratable
-
adjective,
capable of being rated or appraised.
- bargain
-
noun,
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
- Barents
-
noun,
Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- tearing
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- barters
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ratings
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- bangers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- rattans
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- Telstar
-
- terbias
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- attrib.
-
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- ratters
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- attains
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- barring
-
noun,
a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose:
- rarebit
-
noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- raglans
-
noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- realgar
-
noun,
arsenic disulfide, As 2 S 2 , found in nature as an orange-red mineral and also produced artificially: used in pyrotechnics.
- belting
-
noun,
material for belts.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- Belgian
-
noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Belgium.
- tartans
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- railage
-
noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- beating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- tartare
-
adjective,
(especially of fish) finely chopped and served raw (used postpositively):
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- tartars
-
noun,
Dentistry. calculus (def 3).
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- battles
-
noun,
a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces:
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- rangers
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- reagins
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- batting
-
noun,
the act or manner of using a bat in a game of ball.
- batters
-
noun,
Printing.
a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
the resulting defect in print.
- battens
-
noun,
a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
- battels
-
noun,
an account with or terminal bill from a college of Oxford University for board, kitchen, and buttery expenses.
- batiste
-
noun,
a fine, often sheer fabric, constructed in either a plain or figured weave and made of any of various natural or synthetic fibers.
- Batista
-
noun,
Fulgencio [fool-hen-syaw] /fulˈhɛn syɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar) 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.
- basting
-
noun,
sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
- Bastian
-
noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- basinet
-
noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- basilar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
- Basilan
-
noun,
an island in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao. 495 sq. mi. (1282 sq. km).
- basiate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to kiss.
- bearing
-
noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- riblets
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- labiate
-
noun,
a labiate plant.
- labrets
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- glitter
-
noun,
a sparkling reflected light or luster.
- glister
-
noun,
glitter; sparkle.
- glisten
-
noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- glaires
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- saltant
-
adjective,
dancing; leaping; jumping.
- gittern
-
noun,
cittern.
- singlet
-
noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- laagers
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- langsat
-
noun,
an East Indian tree, Lansium domesticum, of the mahogany family.
- Gilbert
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force, equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns. Abbreviation: Gi.
- giblets
-
plural noun,
the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
- Gestalt
-
noun,
a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts; a unified whole.
- gerbils
-
noun,
any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- lariats
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Geraint
-
noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- larries
-
noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- genital
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- Genista
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- slating
-
noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- grabens
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- granita
-
noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- lasting
-
noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Isabela
-
noun,
a city in NW Puerto Rico.
- sarangi
-
noun,
(in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- ingesta
-
plural noun,
substances ingested.
- ingates
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Seagirt
-
noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- sealant
-
noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- seating
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Serbian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- granite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- gristle
-
noun,
cartilage, especially in meats.
- setting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that sets.
- Grattan
-
noun,
Henry, 1746–1820, Irish statesman and orator.
- gratins
-
noun,
au gratin.
- gratine
-
verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- sangria
-
noun,
an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- Gratian
-
noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- Gratiae
-
plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- graters
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- gelatin
-
noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- Slinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- litters
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- lingers
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- librate
-
verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- engrail
-
verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- stinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- ligates
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- linages
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- strange
-
adverb,
in a strange manner.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stratal
-
adjective,
of a stratum or strata.
- earring
-
noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- stratig
-
- earings
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- tabaret
-
noun,
a durable silk or acetate fabric having alternating stripes of satin and moiré, for drapery and upholstery.
- tabinet
-
noun,
a fabric resembling poplin, made of silk and wool and usually given a watered finish.
- ringlet
-
noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- brittle
-
noun,
a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled:
- ringers
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- Britten
-
noun,
(Edward) Benjamin, 1913–76, English composer and pianist.
- bristle
-
noun,
one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
- ritters
-
noun,
a knight.
- erratas
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- gastrin
-
noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- galenas
-
noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- Garrett
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gerald.
- garrets
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Garnett
-
noun,
a machine used in garnetting.
- garnets
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- garners
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- garbles
-
noun,
the act or process of garbling.
- stabile
-
noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- Lateran
-
noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- latrias
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- gantlet
-
noun,
Railroads. a track construction used in narrow places, in which two parallel tracks converge so that their inner rails cross, run parallel, and diverge again, thus allowing a train to remain on its own track at all times.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- stabler
-
noun,
a person who runs a horse stable.
- lattens
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- Statler
-
noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- Sagitta
-
noun,
the Arrow, a northern constellation between Aquila and Cygnus.
- gaiters
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Stagira
-
noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- leasing
-
noun,
lying; falsehood.
- Gabriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.
- starlet
-
noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- Sabrina
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- starlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- starter
-
noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- startle
-
noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- Lesbian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- strati-
-
- Sargent
-
noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- abreast
-
adverb, adjective,
side by side; beside each other in a line:
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Arlberg
-
noun,
a mountain pass in W Austria. 5946 feet (1812 meters) high.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- Trianta
-
noun,
Trianda.
- Artigas
-
noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- arteri-
-
- tingles
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- Algiers
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- algesia
-
noun,
sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- anlages
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- transl.
-
- abraser
-
noun,
a machine for testing the abrasion resistance of a material.
- arraign
-
verb (used with object),
to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
- Agenais
-
noun,
an ancient region of SW France.
- Arabist
-
noun,
a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
- tertial
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- Abelian
-
adjective,
of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
- Astilbe
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- arietta
-
noun,
a short aria.
- arrange
-
verb (used with object),
to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly:
- ablates
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
- agitate
-
verb (used with object),
to move or force into violent, irregular action:
- arables
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- Astarte
-
noun,
an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- Algeria
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Capital: Algiers.
- triable
-
- agalite
-
noun,
a fibrous variety of talc.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Anglist
-
noun,
Anglicist.
- albites
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- Tibetan
-
noun,
a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.
- agnates
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- atingle
-
adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- anglers
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- against
-
Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- alegars
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- Alberti
-
noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- trailer
-
noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- agnails
-
noun,
hangnail.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- abstain
-
verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- Antibes
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- Alberta
-
noun,
a province in W Canada. 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). Capital: Edmonton.
Abbreviation: Alba., Alta.
- arbiter
-
noun,
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- arsenal
-
noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- tranter
-
noun,
a peddler, hawker, or carrier using a horse and cart.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- trental
-
noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- tringle
-
noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- algebra
-
noun,
the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- treasr
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- argals
-
noun,
argol.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- Anlage
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- arbtrn
-
- agates
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Ritter
-
noun,
a knight.
- brings
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- briers
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- brents
-
noun,
brant.
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- breast
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- brants
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- 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.
- 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.
- Braila
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Arbela
-
noun,
an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- strata
-
noun,
a plural of stratum.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Strega
-
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- stalag
-
noun,
a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
- Arabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- britts
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- Sabina
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- arable
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- Sabean
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Saba.
- tablas
-
noun,
an island in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, one of the Romblon Islands. 265 sq. mi. (686 sq. km).
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- tables
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- tablet
-
noun,
a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
- tabret
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Galati
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
- gabies
-
noun,
a fool.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- Glaser
-
noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Glaber
-
noun,
Raoul [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), or Rudolphe [roo-dawlf] /ruˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), c990–c1050, French ecclesiastic and chronicler.
- 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.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- instr.
-
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gibran
-
noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- 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.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- giblet
-
plural noun,
the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- Greats
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- albite
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- grater
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- 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.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- grani-
-
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- grails
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- graben
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- gnarls
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- Albert
-
noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- albeit
-
conjunction,
although; even if:
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- inter.
-
- intra-
-
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- trans.
-
- garble
-
noun,
the act or process of garbling.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Angela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- lagans
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- stable
-
noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- lagena
-
noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- Galena
-
noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- gables
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Garret
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- gerbil
-
noun,
any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- irreg.
-
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- genit.
-
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- 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.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Gbaris
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- gastr-
-
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Garter
-
noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- Laager
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- bragas
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- grilse
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Bering
-
noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- barges
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- Besant
-
noun,
bezant.
- Bengal
-
noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- Baring
-
noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- barit.
-
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- target
-
noun,
an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- abatis
-
noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- Tantra
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- bangle
-
noun,
a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- bestir
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- B-girl
-
noun,
a woman employed by a bar, nightclub, etc., to act as a companion to male customers and induce them to buy drinks.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- bettas
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- Abelia
-
noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- belgas
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- absent
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- batten
-
noun,
a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- battel
-
noun,
an account with or terminal bill from a college of Oxford University for board, kitchen, and buttery expenses.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- bating
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- basalt
-
noun,
the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
- Bastia
-
noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- ablate
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
- ablare
-
adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- tatars
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- basnet
-
noun,
basinet.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- 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.
- tetra-
-
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- rabats
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- batter
-
noun,
Printing.
a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
the resulting defect in print.
- battle
-
noun,
a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces:
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- arsen-
-
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- beings
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- barrel
-
noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- begins
-
verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- Barren
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- begats
-
plural noun,
genealogical lists, especially those in the Old Testament.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- Tartar
-
noun,
Dentistry. calculus (def 3).
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- barter
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Barret
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Raglan
-
noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Barrie
-
noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Banias
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- bister
-
noun,
bistre.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- bistre
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- terat-
-
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- biters
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- bitser
-
noun,
a mongrel dog.
- riblet
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- Ribera
-
noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- abates
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- bitten
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- bleats
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- argali
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- bingle
-
noun,
base hit.
- binges
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- blites
-
noun,
sea blite.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- ratter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 30-30
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- seti-
-
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- 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.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- rears
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Alas.
-
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- in-lb
-
- sebi-
-
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Ital.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- albas
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- inst.
-
- Iran.
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- intr.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- IATSE
-
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- trig.
-
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- 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).
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- abstr
-
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Nabis
-
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- 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.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- 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.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Legis
-
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- ling.
-
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- aeri-
-
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- lign-
-
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Regt.
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- sanit
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- lang.
-
- relig
-
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- nears
-
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- restr
-
- treas
-
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- 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.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- 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.
- Nebr.
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- reni-
-
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- 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.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- Brett
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Brig.
-
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- 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.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- Brit.
-
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- 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.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- 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.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- Braga
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- brags
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- 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.
- Brale
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Britt
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- stge.
-
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Bart.
-
- ASEAN
-
- basal
-
adjective,
of, at, or forming the base.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- tabla
-
noun,
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- BSRet
-
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- anti-
-
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Arab.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Betta
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- 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.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Arnel
-
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Betti
-
noun,
Ugo [oo-gaw] /ˈu gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1953, Italian poet and dramatist.
- 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.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- bergs
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- Tibet
-
noun,
Also, Thibet. Also called Sitsang, Xizang. Official name Tibet Autonomous Region. an administrative division of China, N of the Himalayas: prior to 1950 a theocracy under the Dalai Lama; the highest country in the world, average elevation about 16,000 feet (4877 meters). 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,599 sq. km). Capital: Lhasa.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- Belg.
-
- belga
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- arrgt
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Beng.
-
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- bilge
-
noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- bitts
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- 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.
- 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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- batts
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- tangs
-
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- engr.
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Balas
-
noun,
a rose-red variety of spinel.
- 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.
- Alta.
-
- balsa
-
noun,
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- terr.
-
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Genl.
-
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- 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:
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- grabs
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- BLitt
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- gleba
-
noun,
the sporogenous tissue forming the central part of the sporophore in certain fungi, as in puffballs and stinkhorns.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- bagel
-
noun,
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algia
-
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- tera-
-
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- estab
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- tears
-
- anis-
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Gabar
-
noun,
an Iranian Zoroastrian.
- Gabes
-
noun,
Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- stat.
-
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ster.
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- astr.
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gable
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- gains
-
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- garbs
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- anat.
-
- Srta.
-
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- anal.
-
- Balt.
-
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- galas
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Angl.
-
- Galba
-
noun,
Servius Sulpicius [sur-vee-uh s suhl-pish-uh s] /ˈsɜr vi əs sʌlˈpɪʃ əs/ (Show IPA), 5? b.c.–a.d. 69, Roman emperor a.d. 68–69.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- angi-
-
- begat
-
verb,
simple past tense of beget.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- TSgt
-
- Reg.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- tel-
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- regr
-
- ten.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- trit
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- ter.
-
- tRNA
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- rel.
-
- Sra.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- SATB
-
- Sat.
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- 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.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sig.
-
- Tit.
-
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SBLI
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tri-
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- TRIB
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- stg.
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stlg
-
- str.
-
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tab.
-
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sab.
-
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- RNAS
-
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 1080
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- 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:
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- bal.
-
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- BAgr
-
- BAgE
-
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GATT
-
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- ign.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- inae
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ins.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- arr.
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- ible
-
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- gras
-
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- gres
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- attn
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- IAEA
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- iana
-
- att.
-
- IATA
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- ISBN
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bin-
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- 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.
- 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.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Bglr
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- btl.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- 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.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- BLit
-
- BSAA
-
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- BSAE
-
- BSGE
-
- BSIE
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIT
-
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- BSNA
-
- BSRT
-
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- ELAS
-
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gal.
-
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Barr
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- 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).
- Ens.
-
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- 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.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- enl.
-
- ergs
-
- est.
-
- 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.”.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- NTSB
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- NTIA
-
- lit.
-
- LitB
-
- Arg.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- NRAB
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- RIBA
-
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Alb.
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- abr.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- Ala.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Lib.
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- NLRB
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ABLS
-
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- 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.
- aet.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- aer-
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- abs-
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- agst
-
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agr.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agit
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIRA
-
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- abl.
-
- agba
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, of the legume family.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- 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.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Lani
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Lab.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Lat.
-
- 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.
- leg.
-
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- alt.
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Alis
-
- 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.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Alg.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Anas
-
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- BNS
-
- Ar.
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- an.
-
- abn
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ag-
-
- BIE
-
- TSI
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAE
-
- Aar
-
- TSE
-
- BLA
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Bn.
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- BLS
-
- AIA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ab-
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ble
-
- bi-
-
- al.
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- abt
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Br.
-
- bl.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- be-
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATB
-
- ATA
-
- ANG
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TAL
-
- asb
-
- TGN
-
- TIA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ARS
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- 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.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ae.
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- AEA
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Agt
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TBA
-
- Tbi
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TNT
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Tng
-
- TNB
-
- tlr
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ase
-
- GBE
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- ist
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SAA
-
- SAR
-
- ISR
-
- rte
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- BRE
-
- Isl
-
- se-
-
- ing
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- 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).
- nr.
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NRA
-
- ne-
-
- NSA
-
- Re.
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- REA
-
- RBI
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NEA
-
- NBS
-
- RSE
-
- LST
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- LNG
-
- LSI
-
- LTA
-
- NbE
-
- 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.
- ltr
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RGB
-
- NAA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- NBA
-
- IBN
-
- TTS
-
- ib.
-
- ESL
-
- STI
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- STB
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ESR
-
- STL
-
- ETR
-
- IAS
-
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- gi.
-
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Bt.
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- BRT
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- BSE
-
- BSN
-
- BST
-
- BTE
-
- eir
-
- Eg.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EbN
-
- EBS
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ETS
-
- SRB
-
- GRB
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- gl.
-
- glb
-
- Gr.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Sgt
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- gre
-
- GSA
-
- GSR
-
- gt.
-
- GTS
-
- GTT
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- SLR
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- SLE
-
- Ges
-
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- SLA
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Sr.
-
- R.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- SA
-
- NL
-
- TT
-
- le
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SG
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
-
- RI
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- T1
-
- RN
-
- SL
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- i.
-
- IG
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- TG
-
- NI
-
- ln
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LR
-
- L1
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L2
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NG
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TB
-
- rg
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TN
-
- BG
-
- G.
-
- Eb
-
- GN
-
- TL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- GB
-
- S.
-
- L.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.