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- tailor-mades
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noun,
something, as a garment, that is tailor-made.
- tailor-made
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noun,
something, as a garment, that is tailor-made.
- ascaridole
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noun,
a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- escalators
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noun,
Also called moving staircase, moving stairway. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.
- cameralist
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noun,
any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- sacerdotal
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adjective,
of priests; priestly.
- dislocates
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noun,
Gymnastics. a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.
- costmaries
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noun,
a composite plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, that has silvery, fragrant leaves and is used in salads and as a flavoring.
- mesocardia
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noun,
the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.
- cross-mate
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verb (used with or without object),
to crossbreed.
- Coldstream
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noun,
a town in SE Berwick, in SE Scotland, on the Tweed River.
- Castroism
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noun,
the political, social, and revolutionary theories and policies advocated by Fidel Castro.
- Isocrates
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noun,
436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- diastoles
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noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- ceramists
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- tailraces
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- mislocate
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verb (used with object),
to misplace.
- aromatics
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noun,
a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.
- adamsites
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noun,
a yellow irritant smoke, containing a poisonous form of arsenic and used as a harassing agent.
- scleromas
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noun,
a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- diametral
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adjective,
of a diameter.
- maledicts
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adjective,
accursed.
- radiocast
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noun,
a radiobroadcast.
- Actoridae
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plural noun,
Moliones.
- maladroit
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adjective,
lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless:
- acrotisms
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noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- lacertids
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noun,
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- sodalites
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noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- Caesarism
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noun,
absolute government; imperialism.
- sclerotia
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noun,
a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- mediators
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noun,
a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- coistrels
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- dramatics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) the art of producing or acting dramas.
- coatdress
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noun,
a tailored dress of medium or heavy fabric, styled like a coat and worn in place of a suit or similar outfit.
- alarmists
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noun,
a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
- Escalator
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noun,
Also called moving staircase, moving stairway. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.
- classmate
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noun,
a member of the same class at a school or college.
- estradiol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 24 O 2 , produced by the maturing Graafian follicle, that causes proliferation and thickening of the tissues and blood vessels of the endometrium.
- timecards
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noun,
a card for recording the time at which an employee arrives at and departs from a job.
- sectorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a sector.
- Masoretic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- dislocate
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noun,
Gymnastics. a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.
- coseismal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or being in a line, curve, etc., connecting or comprising points on the earth's surface at which an earthquake wave arrives simultaneously.
- staircase
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noun,
a flight of stairs with its framework, banisters, etc., or a series of such flights.
- medalists
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noun,
a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- moralists
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noun,
a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- idocrases
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noun,
vesuvianite.
- materials
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noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- cartloads
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noun,
the amount a cart can hold.
- soda-lime
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noun,
a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.
- idolaters
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noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- marcasite
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noun,
Also called white iron pyrites. a common mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , chemically similar to pyrite but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
- loadstars
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noun,
lodestar.
- camisoles
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noun,
a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
- ostracism
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noun,
exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
- lamisters
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noun,
lamster.
- Calamites
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noun,
any fossil plant of the genus Calamites and related genera of the Carboniferous Period, resembling oversized horsetails and constituting much of the coal used as fuel.
- associate
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noun,
a person who shares actively in anything as a business, enterprise, or undertaking; partner; colleague; fellow worker:
- old-timer
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noun,
a person whose residence, membership, or experience began long ago and has been continuing for a considerable length of time; veteran.
- lodestars
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noun,
a star that shows the way.
- camisados
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noun,
a military attack made at night.
- rolamites
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- decimolar
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- dalmatics
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a vestment worn over the alb by the deacon, as at the celebration of the Mass, and worn by bishops on some occasions, as at a coronation.
- cadastres
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noun,
an official register of the ownership, extent, and value of real property in a given area, used as a basis of taxation.
- estriols
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- amirates
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noun,
emirate.
- melodias
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noun,
an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- melodics
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noun,
the branch of musical science concerned with the pitch and succession of tones.
- solstice
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noun,
Astronomy.
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice.
either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- medicals
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noun,
something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
- timecard
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noun,
a card for recording the time at which an employee arrives at and departs from a job.
- Clarissa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- claimers
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- atresias
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- mediator
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noun,
a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- salaried
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adjective,
receiving a salary:
- amorists
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- Sarcodes
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noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- sarcoids
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noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- camisado
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noun,
a military attack made at night.
- sea-salt
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noun,
table salt produced through the evaporation of seawater.
- Camisard
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noun,
any French Protestant, living in the region of the Cévennes Mountains, who carried on a revolt against Louis XIV in the early part of the 18th century.
- loadstar
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noun,
lodestar.
- medalist
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noun,
a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- sea-maid
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noun,
a mermaid.
- amidases
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noun,
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acid amide.
- rolamite
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- melodist
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noun,
a composer or a singer of melodies.
- coal-tar
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noun,
a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
- misdeals
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noun,
Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.
- misdates
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noun,
a wrong date.
- dorsalis
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noun,
a blood vessel or nerve serving the back of the part with which it is associated.
- miscodes
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verb (used with object),
to code mistakenly, as in data processing.
- saltiers
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noun,
saltire.
- leotards
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noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- coistrel
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- steroids
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noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- dramatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the drama.
- calamite
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noun,
any fossil plant of the genus Calamites and related genera of the Carboniferous Period, resembling oversized horsetails and constituting much of the coal used as fuel.
- earldoms
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noun,
Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
- coasters
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- elastics
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- estocada
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noun,
the thrust of the sword by the matador into the bull in the final stage of a bullfight, designed to kill the bull.
- metrical
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adjective,
pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- meticals
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- sidecars
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noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- Messidor
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noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the tenth month of the year, extending from June 19 to July 18.
- cloister
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noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- sesamoid
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adjective,
shaped like a sesame seed, as certain small nodular bones and cartilages.
- saltires
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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.
- cadastre
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noun,
an official register of the ownership, extent, and value of real property in a given area, used as a basis of taxation.
- calderas
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noun,
a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
- Clematis
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noun,
any of numerous plants or woody vines of the genus Clematis, including many species cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- salaries
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noun,
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- escolars
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- idolater
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noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- seacoast
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noun,
the land immediately adjacent to the sea.
- carotids
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- catslide
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noun,
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- tailrace
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- armloads
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noun,
Chiefly Midland U.S. armful (def 1).
- maltases
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noun,
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
- scarlets
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- lamister
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noun,
lamster.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- aromatic
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noun,
a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- carloads
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noun,
the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.
- scalades
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noun,
escalade.
- maledict
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adjective,
accursed.
- malaises
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noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- lamsters
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noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- scalares
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- madeiras
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noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- articled
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- lactoses
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- maladies
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noun,
any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- Lacertid
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noun,
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- lactases
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- caseload
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noun,
the number of cases handled by a court, an agency, a social worker, etc., either at any given moment or over a stated period.
- cartload
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noun,
the amount a cart can hold.
- ascarids
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noun,
any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
- Lacrosse
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noun,
a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- Talassio
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noun,
a god invoked at ancient Roman weddings, especially in epithalamions.
- maltoses
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- idocrase
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noun,
vesuvianite.
- ceratoid
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adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- camisole
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noun,
a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
- matildas
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noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- maestros
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- material
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noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- matadors
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noun,
the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
- Cimarosa
-
noun,
Domenico [daw-me-nee-kaw] /dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1801, Italian conductor and composer.
- Caodaism
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noun,
an eclectic religion, originated in Cochin-China in 1926, combining Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucianist elements and affected to some extent by Christianity.
- cestoids
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noun,
cestode.
- sarcomas
-
noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- massicot
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noun,
monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- massacre
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noun,
the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
- lodestar
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noun,
a star that shows the way.
- scleroma
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noun,
a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- assorted
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adjective,
consisting of different or various kinds; miscellaneous:
- caramels
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noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- asteroid
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noun,
Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- ceramals
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noun,
cermet.
- scleroid
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adjective,
hard or indurated.
- celosias
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- isolated
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- isolates
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- tailored
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Laodicea
-
noun,
ancient name of Latakia.
- scatomas
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noun,
a tumorlike mass of feces in the colon or rectum.
- misleads
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verb (used with object),
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- dataries
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noun,
the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- costrels
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noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- diastema
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noun,
Cell Biology. the modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
- oatmeals
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noun,
meal made from ground or rolled oats.
- diastems
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noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- diasters
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- diastole
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noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- Cressida
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noun,
(in medieval adaptations of the story of the Trojan wars) a Trojan woman portrayed as the lover of Troilus, whom she deserts for Diomedes.
- dilators
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- sodalite
-
noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- sodalist
-
noun,
a member of a sodality.
- mortises
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- dioramas
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noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- realisms
-
noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- adamsite
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noun,
a yellow irritant smoke, containing a poisonous form of arsenic and used as a harassing agent.
- Mordecai
-
noun,
the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
- costards
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- moralist
-
noun,
a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- Socrates
-
noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- disaster
-
noun,
a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- torsades
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- disclose
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verb (used with object),
to make known; reveal or uncover:
- airdates
-
noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- corslets
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- disrates
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- stardoms
-
noun,
the world or class of professional stars, as of the stage.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- modistes
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noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- diastase
-
- radicles
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noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- alamodes
-
noun,
a lightweight, glossy silk fabric used in the manufacture of scarfs, hoods, etc.
- trimodal
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adjective,
(of a distribution) having three modes.
- darioles
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noun,
a small round mold.
- tsardoms
-
noun,
czardom.
- decimals
-
noun,
decimal fraction.
- declaims
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verb (used with object),
to utter aloud in an oratorical manner:
- trisomes
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- solecism
-
noun,
a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
- Damocles
-
noun,
a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
- decrials
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noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- soldiers
-
noun,
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- Damastes
-
noun,
Procrustes.
- oralists
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- Dalmatic
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a vestment worn over the alb by the deacon, as at the celebration of the Mass, and worn by bishops on some occasions, as at a coronation.
- oralisms
-
noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- acerolas
-
noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- crosslet
-
noun,
a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.
- Democrat
-
noun,
an advocate of democracy.
- soredial
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a soredium.
- demotics
-
noun,
demotic script.
- triclads
-
noun,
a planarian.
- old-time
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adjective,
belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc.:
- oldsters
-
noun,
an old or elderly person.
- dermato-
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- radiates
-
adjective,
radiating from a center.
- radicals
-
noun,
a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
- solarism
-
noun,
the interpretation of myths by reference to the sun, especially such interpretation carried to an extreme.
- acrotism
-
noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- radicels
-
noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- crosstie
-
noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- societal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- die-cast
-
adjective,
formed by die casting.
- Docetism
-
noun,
an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- alcaides
-
noun,
a commander of a fortress.
- mistrals
-
noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- redcoats
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- Alcestis
-
noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- alastors
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- comedist
-
noun,
a writer of comedies.
- smarties
-
noun,
a smart aleck.
- cordials
-
noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- comrades
-
noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- domestic
-
noun,
a hired household servant.
- misreads
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- alarmist
-
noun,
a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
- cordless
-
adjective,
lacking a cord.
- smolders
-
noun,
dense smoke resulting from slow or suppressed combustion.
- cordites
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- modelist
-
noun,
a person who makes models, as of airplanes.
- Cordelia
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the youngest of Lear's three daughters and the only one who remains loyal to her father.
Compare Goneril, Regan.
- deltaic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- caritas
-
noun,
charity.
- scalare
-
noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- slaters
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- comrade
-
noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- lamster
-
noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- details
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- sitcoms
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- dacoits
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- Deloria
-
noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- Laodice
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- Daimler
-
noun,
Gottlieb (Wilhelm) [got-leeb-wil-helm;; German gawt-leep-vil-helm] /ˈgɒt libˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgɔt lipˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1834–1900, German automotive engineer, inventor, and manufacturer.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- Laramie
-
noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- cardio-
-
- earldom
-
noun,
Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- Demotic
-
noun,
demotic script.
- sterols
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- lactase
-
noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- desalts
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- cartels
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- dermat-
-
- coedits
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- derails
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- sliders
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- slicers
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- sorites
-
noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- carotid
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- solates
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Carlist
-
noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- scalade
-
noun,
escalade.
- satoris
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- cardias
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- Carmela
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carmel.
- Carlota
-
noun,
1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
- lactams
-
noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- drastic
-
adjective,
acting with force or violence; violent.
- carload
-
noun,
the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.
- Carlita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- csardas
-
noun,
czardas.
- eslisor
-
noun,
elisor.
- delists
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- stearo-
-
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- declaim
-
verb (used with object),
to utter aloud in an oratorical manner:
- sarcasm
-
noun,
harsh or bitter derision or irony.
- Samoset
-
noun,
died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
- camails
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- tamales
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- calesas
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- samlets
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- dariole
-
noun,
a small round mold.
- Camelot
-
noun,
the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
- dormice
-
noun,
any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
- Caldera
-
noun,
a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- decimal
-
noun,
decimal fraction.
- samites
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- tamaris
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- leotard
-
noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- dartles
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- caesars
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Somalia
-
noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- declass
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or degrade from one's social class, position, or rank; lower in status.
- sarcode
-
noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- lariats
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- dossier
-
noun,
a collection or file of documents on the same subject, especially a complete file containing detailed information about a person or topic.
- Larissa
-
noun,
a city in E Thessaly, in E Greece.
- lascars
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- dalasis
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- solders
-
noun,
any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- caramel
-
noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- steroid
-
noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- laterad
-
adverb,
toward the side.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- camlets
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Latimer
-
noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- somites
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- soldier
-
noun,
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- smaltos
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- camises
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- dorsals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- decrial
-
noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- latrias
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- sarcoma
-
noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- domical
-
adjective,
domelike.
- cameral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber or the privacy of such a chamber.
- sarcoid
-
noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- colmars
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- delicts
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- crossed
-
noun,
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- osmatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- costard
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- serials
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- discase
-
verb (used with object),
to take the case or covering from; uncase.
- citrals
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- disarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- citadel
-
noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- streams
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- dismast
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a ship) of masts; break off the masts of.
- costars
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- strides
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- directs
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- costers
-
noun,
costermonger.
- costrel
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- sidearm
-
adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- screams
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- iodates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- Scotism
-
noun,
the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus.
- cestoid
-
noun,
cestode.
- dismals
-
noun,
Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
- claimer
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- sidecar
-
noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- sematic
-
adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- escorts
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- dissert
-
verb (used without object),
to discourse on a subject.
- Corliss
-
noun,
George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- socials
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- clarets
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- dissect
-
verb (used with object),
to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
- stories
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- Sedalia
-
noun,
a city in central Missouri.
- clamors
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- stardom
-
noun,
the world or class of professional stars, as of the stage.
- seismol
-
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- seismo-
-
- disseat
-
verb (used with object),
to unseat.
- Ditmars
-
noun,
Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- sedarim
-
noun,
a plural of Seder.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- corsets
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- corslet
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- cordial
-
noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- diorama
-
noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- casitas
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- castles
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- diaster
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- scatoma
-
noun,
a tumorlike mass of feces in the colon or rectum.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- castors
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- crissal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the crissum.
- solaria
-
noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- Scarlet
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- dialers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- casters
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- scalers
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- dialect
-
noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- smolder
-
noun,
dense smoke resulting from slow or suppressed combustion.
- Cassite
-
noun,
Kassite.
- storied
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- Lacerta
-
noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- coastal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- closets
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- sclero-
-
- scoters
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- cotidal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a coincidence of tides.
- cerato-
-
- sidero-
-
- cradles
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- stadias
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- ceramal
-
noun,
cermet.
- Isadora
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- Isadore
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- dilator
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- scleras
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- closers
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- stadial
-
noun,
stade.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- solaces
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- isomers
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- credits
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- dicasts
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- diatoms
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- cresols
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- climate
-
noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- cormels
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- caeomas
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- amidate
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into an amide.
- amidase
-
noun,
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acid amide.
- meloids
-
noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Mercado
-
noun,
a market.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- America
-
noun,
United States.
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- merlots
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- amatols
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- mescals
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- 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.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- resails
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Aloidae
-
plural noun,
Aloadae.
- melodia
-
noun,
an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- Almeria
-
noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- Almeida
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-seesh-koo duh] /frɑ̃ˈsiʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1450?–1510, Portuguese military leader: first Portuguese viceroy in India.
- milords
-
noun,
an English nobleman or gentleman (usually used as a term of address).
- re-laid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- milters
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- miracle
-
noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- miscast
-
verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- miscode
-
verb (used with object),
to code mistakenly, as in data processing.
- aliases
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- misdeal
-
noun,
Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.
- misdoes
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- melodic
-
adjective,
melodious.
- amidols
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- Aleardi
-
noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- aramids
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- marcato
-
adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- aristos
-
noun,
aristocrat.
- aristo-
-
- marcels
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- Marisol
-
noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- marital
-
- Maritsa
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- rissole
-
noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- Martial
-
noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- areolas
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- mascots
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- mastics
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- mastoid
-
noun,
the mastoid process.
- Matador
-
noun,
the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
- Matilda
-
noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- Melissa
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.
- aorists
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Matisse
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- matrass
-
noun,
a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
- amtracs
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- amritas
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- medials
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- Amorite
-
noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- medical
-
noun,
something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
- medico-
-
- medicos
-
noun,
a physician or surgeon; doctor.
- amirate
-
noun,
emirate.
- medlars
-
noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- mislead
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- aldoses
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- armless
-
adjective,
lacking an arm or arms:
- acedias
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- actress
-
noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- radicle
-
noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- radices
-
noun,
a plural of radix.
- radicel
-
noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- radical
-
noun,
a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
- radiate
-
adjective,
radiating from a center.
- radials
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- oldster
-
noun,
an old or elderly person.
- triclad
-
noun,
a planarian.
- racists
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Olmsted
-
noun,
Frederick Law, 1822–1903, U.S. landscape architect.
- racisms
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- acetals
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- acerola
-
noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- Raamses
-
noun,
a city that was built for the Pharaoh by the Israelites and from which the Exodus began. Ex. 1:11.
- Adamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Adam; human being.
- acaroid
-
adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- acarids
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- oralism
-
noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- triodes
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- ostlers
-
noun,
hostler.
- ordeals
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- trioses
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- ossicle
-
noun,
a small bone.
- Ossetic
-
noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- tsardom
-
noun,
czardom.
- tsarism
-
noun,
czarism.
- radomes
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- oatmeal
-
noun,
meal made from ground or rolled oats.
- misread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- airless
-
adjective,
lacking air.
- misters
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- Mistral
-
noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- Alcides
-
noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- Alcaids
-
plural noun,
the descendants of Alcaeus.
- alcaide
-
noun,
a commander of a fortress.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- redacts
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- Alastor
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- alamode
-
noun,
a lightweight, glossy silk fabric used in the manufacture of scarfs, hoods, etc.
- modiste
-
noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- reclaim
-
noun,
reclamation:
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- recasts
-
noun,
a recasting.
- airdate
-
noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- Admiral
-
noun,
the commander in chief of a fleet.
- mortals
-
noun,
a human being.
- admires
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- ramtils
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- rascals
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- realism
-
noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- mortise
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Morelia
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- molders
-
noun,
a person or thing that molds.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- Aetolia
-
noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- morales
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- torsade
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- molests
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- aimless
-
adjective,
without aim; purposeless.
- maltose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- metical
-
noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- malteds
-
noun,
malted milk.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- asocial
-
adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- MacLeod
-
noun,
Fiona, Sharp, William.
- Madeira
-
noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- mailers
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- sailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Ascaris
-
noun,
any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- ascarid
-
noun,
any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
- ascared
-
adjective,
afraid; scared.
- malaco-
-
- artless
-
adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- sailers
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- malates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Salters
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- lissome
-
adjective,
lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
- Tarasco
-
noun,
Tarascan.
- listers
-
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.
- Salamis
-
noun,
an island off the SE coast of Greece, W of Athens, in the Gulf of Aegina: Greeks defeated Persians in a naval battle 480 b.c. 39 sq. mi. (101 sq. km).
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- astroid
-
noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- atomics
-
noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- tarmacs
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- atlases
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- loaders
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- tarsals
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- tarsias
-
noun,
intarsia.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- astrol.
-
- malaise
-
noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- Camelid
-
noun,
any two-toed ruminant of the family Camelidae, including the camels, llamas, and vicunas.
- malices
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- maltase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
- armload
-
noun,
Chiefly Midland U.S. armful (def 1).
- armlets
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- disarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- morass
-
noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Salado
-
noun,
Rí·o [ree-oh;; Spanish ree-aw] /ˈri oʊ;; Spanish ˈri ɔ/ (Show IPA) a river in N Argentina, flowing SE to the Paraná River. About 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- salade
-
noun,
sallet.
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- disco-
-
- scler-
-
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- sarods
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recti-
-
- rectos
-
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- malted
-
noun,
malted milk.
- distr.
-
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- smolts
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- smiles
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- diatom
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- discos
-
noun,
discotheque.
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- dismal
-
noun,
Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
- molder
-
noun,
a person or thing that molds.
- Sardis
-
noun,
an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- dismes
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- delict
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- deisms
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- deists
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- salted
-
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.
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- salmis
-
noun,
salmi.
- solder
-
noun,
any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Deimos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- solids
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- Lemass
-
noun,
Seán Francis [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1971, prime minister of Ireland 1959–66.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- 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.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- radio-
-
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Odessa
-
noun,
a seaport in S Ukraine, on the Black Sea.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- sarco-
-
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- scato-
-
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- samosa
-
noun,
an Indian fried turnover filled with minced meat or vegetables and spices:
- dermal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the skin.
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- 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.
- dermic
-
adjective,
dermal.
- dermis
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- dermo-
-
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- oldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- desist
-
verb (used without object),
to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- 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.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- meloid
-
noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- lacto-
-
- Esdras
-
noun,
either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
- Madras
-
noun,
a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- mailed
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- lactam
-
noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- medlar
-
noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Madera
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- seldom
-
adverb,
on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often:
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- metal.
-
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- scalar
-
noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- macro-
-
- marled
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Medit.
-
- metro-
-
- Matadi
-
noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- malars
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- malate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- scrods
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- scrims
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scrams
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Scales
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- masto-
-
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- masais
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- medial
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- scolds
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- iatro-
-
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scaled
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- McLeod
-
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- scalds
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- matri-
-
- idlers
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- lamias
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- sacro-
-
- dorsal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- dorsi-
-
- slimes
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- dossal
-
noun,
Also, dorsal. an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- dosser
-
noun,
a basket for carrying objects on the back; pannier.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- dossil
-
noun,
a cloth roll for removing excess ink from a plate before printing.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Maced.
-
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- slides
-
- dormie
-
adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Lamesa
-
noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- smelts
-
noun,
any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, of cold northern waters, as the North American rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- smarts
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- smalts
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- dolmas
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- sadist
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a person who has the condition of sadism, in which one receives sexual gratification from causing pain and degradation to another.
- missal
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- sloids
-
noun,
sloyd.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Isaacs
-
noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- milord
-
noun,
an English nobleman or gentleman (usually used as a term of address).
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- micro-
-
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Sidras
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- sidles
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- lameds
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- slates
-
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.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- midsts
-
- sadism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on causing pain or degradation to others.
Compare masochism.
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- alarms
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Casals
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1973, Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer; in France after 1936; in Puerto Rico after 1956.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- alcaid
-
plural noun,
the descendants of Alcaeus.
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Colada
-
noun,
piña colada.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- alders
-
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Cassia
-
noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- steads
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- asdics
-
noun,
sonar.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Comdt.
-
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Comdr.
-
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- class.
-
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- clasts
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Amelia
-
noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- stomas
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- amoral
-
adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- storms
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- clado-
-
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- Amidol
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- amido-
-
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- Tadema
-
noun,
Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- alodia
-
noun,
allodium.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- celto-
-
- Alissa
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- cerat-
-
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Tadmor
-
noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Amadis
-
noun,
a knight-errant, model of the chivalric hero.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- cardi-
-
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- stades
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- assoc.
-
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- cross-
-
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Tamale
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- camass
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Camassia, of the lily family, especially C. quamash, of western North America, having long clusters of blue to white flowers and edible bulbs.
- camail
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- stadia
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Adamic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or suggestive of Adam.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- damsel
-
noun,
a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- somat-
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- tsadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- dassie
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Tarlac
-
noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- tarso-
-
- Somers
-
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- caeoma
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- aceto-
-
- acetal
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- acedia
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- dalasi
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- astro-
-
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- damars
-
noun,
dammar.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- assail
-
verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- admass
-
noun,
high-pressure marketing in which mass-media advertising is used to reach large numbers of people.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- asides
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- sails
-
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.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- 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.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telo-
-
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- mast-
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- astr.
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- asco-
-
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- matr-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- 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.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- 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.
- tiled
-
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.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- term.
-
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- salad
-
noun,
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- atmo-
-
- tears
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- tera-
-
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Assad
-
noun,
Hafez al [hah-fez el] /hɑˈfɛz ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1928?–2000, Syrian military and political leader: president from 1971.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- male-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- masc.
-
- areo-
-
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- sadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Lords
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- saids
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- asst.
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- aero-
-
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- aemia
-
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oste-
-
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- 30-30
-
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- acet-
-
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- octa-
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- treas
-
- Adams
-
noun,
Abigail (Smith) 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- actos
-
- OIcel
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- oidea
-
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- acro-
-
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- 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.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Metol
-
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meso-
-
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- retd.
-
- meta-
-
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metr-
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- 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.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Alta.
-
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- AMORC
-
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- Medic
-
noun,
a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- melds
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Melia
-
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- mero-
-
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- amid-
-
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Amer.
-
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- AMEDS
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Alas.
-
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- modal
-
noun,
modal auxiliary.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- model
-
noun,
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Recit
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- molds
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alcor
-
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- miso-
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- Miss.
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- dross
-
noun,
waste matter; refuse.
- 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.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- 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.
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- sito-
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- 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.
- ecol.
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- dress
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- colat
-
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- doses
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- ster.
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- coel-
-
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Seric
-
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- stome
-
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- clase
-
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- semi-
-
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- sect.
-
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- IATSE
-
- seats
-
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.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- sero-
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- silds
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Cmdr.
-
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- seti-
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Srta.
-
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- demo-
-
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- derm-
-
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- desc.
-
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- dial.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- diam.
-
- crit.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crim.
-
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- demi-
-
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- decl.
-
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- deca-
-
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- darts
-
- deci-
-
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Damas
-
noun,
French name of Damascus.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- sords
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dict.
-
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Comr.
-
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- cores
-
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- dolma
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- domal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a domal sound.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- sodas
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- disc.
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- dist.
-
- Icel.
-
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- lect.
-
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- lact-
-
- sarc-
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- 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.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Ital.
-
- cata-
-
- scat-
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Card.
-
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- sards
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- saris
-
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.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- scads
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- sates
-
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.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- ideo-
-
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- cert.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileo-
-
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cidal
-
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- licet
-
- Scot.
-
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- salts
-
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.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- cero-
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- TDRS
-
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- std.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- OSRD
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Sam.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- RADM
-
- Tasm
-
- tri-
-
- Saml
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- trid
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- SScD
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- SRAM
-
- rad.
-
- Sra.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- 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.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sol.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ter.
-
- rcd.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- 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.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- scr.
-
- rit.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- rel.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- sci.
-
- TODS
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- scil
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
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).
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- sec.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rida
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- 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.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- str.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Sem.
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- RdAc
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- SASE
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Sat.
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- 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.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Rom.
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- SMSA
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Ste.
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 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.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sld.
-
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- SLIC
-
- 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.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- osis
-
- dis-
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- DMSO
-
- dlr.
-
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dioc
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- dol.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Doss
-
noun,
a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- 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.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- dim.
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- eco-
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Dom.
-
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
-
- 1080
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dia-
-
- der.
-
- Dem.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Del.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dec.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dat.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ect-
-
- Cor.
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- itol
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- iso-
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lam.
-
- iod-
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lea.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IMCO
-
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- emia
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ESIS
-
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- ELAS
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- EDTA
-
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- Esd.
-
- eso-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ile-
-
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- idae
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- est.
-
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- IATA
-
- IAEA
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Amal
-
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- amdt
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- asc-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- amt.
-
- 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:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- 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.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- acr-
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- aer-
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acea
-
- ACDA
-
- acad
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Adm.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Aldm
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Ald.
-
- Alco
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aet.
-
- Aire
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- coml
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- cide
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- cml.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- comd
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Col.
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Ceto
-
- cet-
-
- 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).
- ates
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- ator
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- 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.
- atic
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- atm.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASME
-
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cat.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Cdr.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- mod.
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- OECD
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Oct.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- OCDM
-
- Ltd.
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- mdse
-
- MDES
-
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MALS
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MSCE
-
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- MSIE
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- msec
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Mac-
-
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- med.
-
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MScD
-
- MSAE
-
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- mol.
-
- MALD
-
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- MSSc
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- MSTS
-
- MAEd
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Mid.
-
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ord.
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- 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:
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- mil.
-
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- lit.
-
- met.
-
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Mic.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- mis-
-
- LitD
-
- meas
-
- MILR
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- cle
-
- 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.
- MIT
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MLA
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ml.
-
- CLI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- REA
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- RDS
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- RDC
-
- MRA
-
- RDA
-
- MLD
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Clo
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- STI
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- CIE
-
- MIE
-
- CIM
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- STL
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- STM
-
- CEO
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- CMA
-
- CAI
-
- TAL
-
- MLR
-
- CIA
-
- MLS
-
- CLR
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- MOR
-
- CDT
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- CMD
-
- RCT
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- MRE
-
- RMA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Re.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- RCS
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- AIC
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Om.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- oid
-
- oic
-
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- TMO
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ALC
-
- OIr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ALM
-
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rd.
-
- OTS
-
- OEM
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- AAM
-
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- al.
-
- Tro
-
- AIA
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- Aar
-
- OSS
-
- AEC
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ot-
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ODT
-
- RCA
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- at.
-
- 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.
- ast
-
- MSI
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- ATA
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- MST
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Mt.
-
- ASI
-
- MSE
-
- MSD
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- MRI
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- ATC
-
- cr.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- MSA
-
- MTI
-
- ase
-
- AMC
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- OCD
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- AMS
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- MTO
-
- OSA
-
- MTS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Oc.
-
- ARS
-
- OED
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OSD
-
- TID
-
- OTC
-
- TIA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- ard
-
- ASM
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ESL
-
- LTA
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- 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).
- LST
-
- LSS
-
- LSM
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ETS
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- Esc
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- SED
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- LSI
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- LSC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- SAE
-
- ide
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ltr
-
- ESA
-
- SDS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- RSA
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDT
-
- RSE
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- rte
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- RTS
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- sd.
-
- ERT
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SAA
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Mc-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EMT
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- SRO
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ose
-
- So.
-
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- EDC
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- La.
-
- LDS
-
- LSD
-
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- sc.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LIM
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- ite
-
- Ld.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- SAR
-
- LDC
-
- LCT
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- LCD
-
- LCA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
-
- SDI
-
- Ir.
-
- SDA
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- SCS
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- IOC
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- IRC
-
- ITA
-
- ise
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ScD
-
- LMT
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- IRL
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- SCM
-
- IRO
-
- LOC
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Rs.
-
- de-
-
- DET
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MCI
-
- DEA
-
- DCS
-
- RLD
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- MCR
-
- MDT
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- di.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DLS
-
- ROI
-
- DLO
-
- DLC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mao
-
- DIL
-
- ROA
-
- RMC
-
- DAR
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DMA
-
- SSM
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- CSO
-
- SSD
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSR
-
- CSR
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- DAE
-
- DCM
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- DSO
-
- DSM
-
- DSC
-
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- DCL
-
- CST
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Sr.
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SMS
-
- TSS
-
- ea.
-
- EOM
-
- DSA
-
- DSR
-
- DSS
-
- ECM
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- SLE
-
- eo-
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- MSC
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ETD
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- EAA
-
- SLA
-
- ead
-
- 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.
- MSL
-
- DRE
-
- DST
-
- Me.
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DML
-
- DMS
-
- DMT
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- SMD
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ed.
-
- Doi
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- SMA
-
- SLR
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- EAM
-
- Dr.
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Md.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAA
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- D.
-
- SL
-
- CM
-
- O.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- L2
-
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- le
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- CE
-
- TL
-
- L1
-
- TD
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RI
-
- M.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- RC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RO
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- LR
-
- TM
-
- EI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- LM
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- LC
-
- SM
-
- L.
-
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- dl
-
- DM
-
- OA
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- R.
-
- ol
-