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Word salutatories has
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- statuaries
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noun,
statues collectively.
- staurolite
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noun,
a mineral, basic iron aluminum silicate, Fe 2 Al 2 O 7 (SiO 4) 4 (OH), occurring in brown to black prismatic crystals, which are often twinned in the form of a cross.
- sea-trout
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noun,
any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.
- Essaouira
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noun,
a seaport in W Morocco.
- saleratus
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noun,
sodium bicarbonate used in cookery; baking soda.
- altruists
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noun,
a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist).
- outstares
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in staring; stare down.
- tessitura
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noun,
the general pitch level or average range of a vocal or instrumental part in a musical composition:
- literatus
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noun,
singular of literati.
- Sausalito
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noun,
a town in W California on San Fransisco Bay: resort; formerly artist's colony.
- Aristotle
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noun,
384–322 b.c, Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
- teratosis
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noun,
teratism (def 2).
- troiluses
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noun,
a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
- lustrates
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verb (used with object),
to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- aerostats
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noun,
any lighter-than-air aircraft, as a balloon or dirigible.
- saturates
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noun,
a saturated fat or fatty acid.
- estriols
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- saltiers
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noun,
saltire.
- satiates
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adjective,
satiated.
- saturate
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noun,
a saturated fat or fatty acid.
- outserts
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noun,
an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
- tutorial
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noun,
a class in which a tutor gives intensive instruction in some subject to an individual student or a small group of students.
- artistes
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- tear-out
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adjective,
designed to be easily torn out, as from bound matter:
- toluates
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noun,
a salt or ester of any of the four isomeric toluic acids.
- 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.
- outsails
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- alastors
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- outstare
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in staring; stare down.
- Rossetti
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noun,
Christina Georgina, 1830–94, English poet.
- Talassio
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noun,
a god invoked at ancient Roman weddings, especially in epithalamions.
- statures
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noun,
the height of a human or animal body.
- titulars
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noun,
a person who bears a title.
- trusties
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adjective,
able to be trusted or relied on; trustworthy; reliable.
- rosulate
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adjective,
forming a rosette or rosettes.
- startles
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noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- toasters
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- aristate
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adjective,
Botany. having aristae; awned.
- starlets
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noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- ariettas
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noun,
a short aria.
- atresias
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Asturias
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noun,
Miguel Ángel [mee-gel ahng-hel] /miˈgɛl ˈɑŋ hɛl/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1967.
- triolets
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- rat-tail
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noun,
grenadier (def 4).
- turistas
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noun,
tourista.
- salaries
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noun,
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- Lauretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- altoists
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noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- altruist
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noun,
a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist).
- tutoress
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noun,
a woman who is a tutor.
- lustrate
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verb (used with object),
to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- Austral.
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- striates
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adjective,
striated.
- Larousse
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noun,
Pierre Athanase [pyer a-ta-nahz] /pyɛr a taˈnɑz/ (Show IPA), 1817–75, French grammarian, lexicographer, and encyclopedist.
- oralists
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- outlasts
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verb (used with object),
to endure or last longer than:
- soilures
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noun,
a stain.
- aerostat
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noun,
any lighter-than-air aircraft, as a balloon or dirigible.
- isolates
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- situates
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- ossature
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noun,
the structure or framework supporting a building or sculpture.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- sautoirs
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noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- tertials
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- settlors
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noun,
a person who makes a settlement of property.
- uralites
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- sea-salt
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noun,
table salt produced through the evaporation of seawater.
- outliers
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noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- lutists
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noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Astolat
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noun,
a place in the Arthurian romances, possibly in Surrey, England.
- stearo-
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- results
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noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- Loretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- ostlers
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noun,
hostler.
- steato-
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- Astarte
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noun,
an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- tortile
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adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- rissole
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- stators
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noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- staters
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- oestrus
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noun,
estrus.
- Statius
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noun,
Publius Papinius [puhb-lee-uh s puh-pin-ee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs pəˈpɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.
- Statler
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noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- tarsals
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- Troilus
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noun,
a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
- toaster
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- sutlers
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noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- Eurasia
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noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- stature
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noun,
the height of a human or animal body.
- assault
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noun,
a sudden, violent attack; onslaught:
- lotuses
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noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- triolet
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- outsits
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verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- ousters
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- autoist
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noun,
motorist.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- lusters
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- outlast
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verb (used with object),
to endure or last longer than:
- Austro-
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- estrous
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adjective,
pertaining to or involving the estrus.
- touters
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noun,
a tout.
- outsets
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noun,
the beginning or start:
- Austria
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noun,
a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
- outlier
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noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- outsert
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noun,
an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
- Aurelia
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noun,
moon jellyfish.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- aurists
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- toluate
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noun,
a salt or ester of any of the four isomeric toluic acids.
- Lusatia
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noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- astrol.
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- tourist
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noun,
a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.
- stratus
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noun,
a cloud of a class characterized by a gray, horizontal layer with a uniform base, found at a lower altitude than altostratus, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
- strato-
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- sterols
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- rattles
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- taluses
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noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- strati-
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- atlases
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noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- stratas
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noun,
a plural of stratum.
- eslisor
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noun,
elisor.
- stratal
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adjective,
of a stratum or strata.
- straits
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- tousles
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noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- lustres
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- artless
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adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- torulas
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noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- satiate
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adjective,
satiated.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- sautoir
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noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- sauries
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noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Alastor
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- saurels
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noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- ulsters
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noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- aliases
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noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- solutes
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noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- solatia
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- salutes
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noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- let-out
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noun,
Chiefly British. a means of escape; loophole.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- Salters
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- tasters
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- altoist
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noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- sorites
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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.
- turista
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noun,
tourista.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- solates
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- aorists
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- setouts
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noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- slaters
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- situate
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- tertial
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- slotter
-
noun,
a person or thing that slots.
- Silures
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- Larissa
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noun,
a city in E Thessaly, in E Greece.
- Telstar
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- settlor
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noun,
a person who makes a settlement of property.
- latests
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- airless
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adjective,
lacking air.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- serious
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noun,
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
- serials
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Aetolia
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noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- Aetolus
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noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- soilure
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noun,
a stain.
- laurate
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noun,
a salt or ester of lauric acid.
- solaria
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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.
- sailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- 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.
- Roussel
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noun,
Albert (Charles Paul Mari) [al-ber sharl pawl ma-ree] /alˈbɛr ʃarl pɔl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, French composer.
- arietta
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noun,
a short aria.
- areolas
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- litters
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- arouses
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verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- souters
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- soutter
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noun,
souter.
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- starets
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noun,
a religious teacher or counselor.
- listers
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- litotes
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noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- startle
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noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- starlit
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adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- starlet
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noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- tarsias
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noun,
intarsia.
- aristo-
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- tsarist
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noun,
an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
- aristos
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noun,
aristocrat.
- Erastus
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noun,
Thomas [tom-uh s;; German toh-mahs] /ˈtɒm əs;; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- titular
-
noun,
a person who bears a title.
- rutiles
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- rustles
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- luteo-
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- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- terat-
-
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- lutose
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adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- litter
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- sutras
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Sutter
-
noun,
John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- suttle
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adjective,
a frequent misspelling of subtle.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- lutist
-
noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- lauras
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- Lieut.
-
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- louses
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- tasset
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noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- tastes
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- 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.
- tatars
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- 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.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- taters
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noun,
potato.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Tatius
-
noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- 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.
- tauro-
-
- tauto-
-
- Tarsus
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of the proximal segment of the foot; the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus, contributing to the construction of the ankle joint.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- tarso-
-
- 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.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- strata
-
noun,
a plural of stratum.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- 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).
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- saltus
-
noun,
oscillation (def 5b).
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- rustle
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Russo-
-
- Russia
-
noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- russet
-
noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rousts
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- rouses
-
noun,
a rousing.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- saults
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- starts
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- 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.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- 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.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- soleus
-
noun,
a muscle in the calf of the leg, behind the gastrocnemius muscle, that helps extend the foot forward.
- setout
-
noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- serous
-
adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- outsit
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- outset
-
noun,
the beginning or start:
- outsat
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsit.
- stours
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- outlet
-
noun,
an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- stouts
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- ousels
-
noun,
ouzel.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- stoats
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Straus
-
noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- struts
-
noun,
the act of strutting.
- Stuart
-
noun,
a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- sturts
-
noun,
violent quarreling.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- suites
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- 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.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- statue
-
noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- status
-
noun,
the position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- 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.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- stilts
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- Alissa
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- toasts
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- tussal
-
adjective,
pertaining to tussis.
- assail
-
verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- tussle
-
noun,
a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle.
- iatro-
-
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Assiut
-
noun,
Asyut.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- 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.
- tutors
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- 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.
- tissue
-
noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- Tissot
-
noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- ultra-
-
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- tsuris
-
noun,
trouble; woe.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- 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.
- 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.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- estrus
-
noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- 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.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- trusts
-
noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- Turtle
-
noun,
any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
- trouts
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- 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.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- austr-
-
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- utero-
-
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- tetra-
-
- utters
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- touter
-
noun,
a tout.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- astro-
-
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- astute
-
adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- 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.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- ster.
-
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- stat.
-
- 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.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- astr.
-
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- 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.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- 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.
- asst.
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Trust
-
noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- 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.
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- Trout
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- 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.
- 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.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- sero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- 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.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- 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.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Alas.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Sauls
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- aero-
-
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- solus
-
adjective,
(referring to a man) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- sito-
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- USLTA
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- slues
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- sluts
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- seti-
-
- aeri-
-
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- 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.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- rusts
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- areo-
-
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- 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.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Srta.
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- 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.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- 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.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- tutor
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- Salus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- 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.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- alti-
-
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- alto-
-
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- 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.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- IATSE
-
- ileo-
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- 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.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- lusts
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- 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.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Euro-
-
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- 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.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- telo-
-
- 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.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Ital.
-
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- tera-
-
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Teut.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- Tartu
-
noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- 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.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- tious
-
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- tears
-
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- 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.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- toti-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- orial
-
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- treas
-
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- auto.
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- strut
-
noun,
the act of strutting.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Aust.
-
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- ORuss
-
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Sturt
-
noun,
violent quarreling.
- 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:
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- oste-
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- 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).
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- atto-
-
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- uret
-
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Sol.
-
- uria
-
- USAR
-
- tel-
-
- 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.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- USIS
-
- USIA
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- tri-
-
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- 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.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- str.
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- sur-
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tues
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sra.
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- ulto
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- taur
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- trit
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Tit.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Ste.
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lea.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- 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.
- Lat.
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- isls
-
- iso-
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- itol
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ole-
-
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- 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:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- osis
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- 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.
- ious
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ARIS
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- 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.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- art.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- 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).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ASSR
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ile-
-
- eso-
-
- eous
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- ESIS
-
- est.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- IAEA
-
- IATA
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- att.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ates
-
- 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.
- ator
-
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- aur-
-
- ELAS
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- SASE
-
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- saur
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- 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.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- tr.
-
- uti
-
- ESU
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tra
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Ar.
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ETO
-
- ESA
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ea.
-
- AUA
-
- SAR
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- USR
-
- ETR
-
- USO
-
- ETS
-
- ATA
-
- AAE
-
- at.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- 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.
- EAA
-
- al.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- So.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ESL
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SRO
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- SAA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ERT
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- EIS
-
- ASU
-
- eir
-
- AIA
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SAE
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ESR
-
- Aar
-
- AAU
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SLR
-
- ur-
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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).
- ult
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- UIT
-
- AOU
-
- UAE
-
- USS
-
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- ALU
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- TTS
-
- TSS
-
- ast
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- Tro
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- se-
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ae.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- AEA
-
- SLE
-
- 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.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ASI
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ure
-
- ase
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARU
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ARS
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- IAS
-
- Sr.
-
- STI
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- 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.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- REA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- STL
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LSS
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Rs.
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SLA
-
- 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.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- ROI
-
- eu-
-
- Les
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- RSA
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Re.
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- Ola
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OTS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LTA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ltr
-
- TAL
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- OSA
-
- 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.
- OIt
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- 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.
- Sus
-
- OIr
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IOU
-
- ise
-
- SRS
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- Ir.
-
- SSA
-
- ial
-
- RSE
-
- Isl
-
- ss.
-
- IOT
-
- tlr
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- tlo
-
- RTS
-
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
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- ier
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- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- SSR
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- SST
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- Lt.
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- tet
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noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IUS
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- RSS
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Ia.
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- rt.
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- ITU
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- TIA
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- rte
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- La.
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- io-
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ite
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- ITA
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- toe
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noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ist
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- ISR
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- Sta
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- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- St.
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- RI
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- i.
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- TL
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- R.
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- S.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SU
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- ol
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- UI
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- SA
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- L2
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- L1
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- le
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RO
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- TT
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LR
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- SL
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- U.
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- UL
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- O.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OA
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- RU
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- L.
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