Anagrams of satin-flower

Word satin-flower has 1949 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of satin-flower.

9 letter words you can make with satin-flower

interflow
noun, an interflowing.
orientals
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
flatirons
noun, a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
reflation
noun, restoration of economic activity, consumer prices, etc., to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy.
serotinal
adjective, pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
sea-front
noun, an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
relations
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
Orleanist
noun, a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
fleaworts
noun, a European plantain, Plantago psyllium, having seeds that are used in medicine.
relation
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
sea-wolf
noun, any of several large, voracious, marine fishes, as the wolffish or sea bass.
sea-lion
noun, any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
low-rise
noun, a low-rise building.
low-rate
verb (used with object), to place a low value on:
flatiron
noun, a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
airflows
noun, the air flowing past or through a moving body, as an airplane or automobile.
flatwise
adverb, with the flat side, rather than the edge, foremost or in contact.
fleawort
noun, a European plantain, Plantago psyllium, having seeds that are used in medicine.
frontals
noun, Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
elations
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
foliates
adjective, covered with or having leaves.
tinwares
noun, articles made of tin plate.
Tirolean
noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
trefoils
noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
foresail
noun, the lowermost sail on a foremast.
Lewiston
noun, a city in SW Maine.
Oriental
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
toenails
noun, a nail of a toe.
lean-tos
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
inflates
verb (used with object), to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
software
noun, Computers. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them. Compare hardware (def 5).
ratlines
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
insolate
verb (used with object), to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
Lorestan
noun, Luristan.
floaters
noun, a person or thing that floats.
finestra
noun, an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
alienors
noun, a person who transfers property.
Trilafon
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
farinose
adjective, yielding farina.
retinols
noun, vitamin A.
farnesol
noun, a colorless, unsaturated, liquid alcohol, C 15 H 26 O, having a slight floral odor, extracted from the flowers of the acacia, cassia oil, or the like: used in perfumery.
towlines
noun, a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything is or may be towed.
notaries
noun, notary public.
retinals
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
trenails
noun, treenail.
twinleaf
noun, a North American herb, Jeffersonia diphylla, having a single white blossom and leaves divided in two.
entrails
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
ailerons
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
fanworts
noun, any aquatic plant belonging to the genus Cabomba, of the water lily family, having very small flowers and submerged and floating leaves.
oralist
noun, an advocate of oralism.
Salerno
noun, a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
loaners
noun, a person or thing that loans.
astrol.
Loraine
noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
folates
noun, folic acid.
foliate
adjective, covered with or having leaves.
wastrel
noun, a wasteful person; spendthrift.
toenail
noun, a nail of a toe.
loiters
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
finales
noun, the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
trefoil
noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
fanwort
noun, any aquatic plant belonging to the genus Cabomba, of the water lily family, having very small flowers and submerged and floating leaves.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
frontal
noun, Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
tinware
noun, articles made of tin plate.
aristo-
fowlers
noun, a hunter of birds.
Loafers
noun, a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
arseno-
forwent
verb, simple past tense of forgo.
fanwise
adverb, spread out like an open fan:
Weirton
noun, a city in N West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
forties
noun, a cardinal number, ten times four.
safrole
noun, a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 10 H 10 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
Forseti
noun, the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
forints
noun, an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
falters
noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
Orleans
noun, a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
salient
noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
saltern
noun, a saltworks.
warison
noun, a bugle call to assault.
snifter
noun, Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
frontis
noun, the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court. Compare rebote (def 1).
etalons
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
estriol
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
towline
noun, a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything is or may be towed.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
nostril
noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
Seafowl
noun, seabird.
trifles
noun, an article or thing of very little value.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
nailers
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
entrail
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
twofers
noun, a card or ticket entitling the holder to purchase two tickets to a theatrical performance at a reduced price.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
entoils
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
elation
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
elastin
noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
Flowers
noun, the blossom of a plant.
Falster
noun, an island in SE Denmark. 198 sq. mi. (513 sq. km).
onliest
Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
entails
noun, the act of entailing.
florist
noun, a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
saltier
noun, saltire.
florins
noun, a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
Walters
noun, Barbara, born 1931, U.S. reporter and television interviewer.
Nilotes
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
saltine
noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
Lorient
noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
florets
noun, a small flower.
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.
olefins
noun, any member of the alkene series.
transl.
waiters
noun, a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
transf.
floater
noun, a person or thing that floats.
trenail
noun, treenail.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
isolate
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
stearo-
Rosalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
retails
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
lean-to
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
Rawlins
noun, a town in S Wyoming.
aileron
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
Stalino
noun, a former name of Donetsk.
anisole
noun, a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
wintles
noun, a rolling or staggering motion.
Lawtons
noun, a city in SW Oklahoma.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
latrine
noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
ratline
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
antero-
sterno-
Winters
noun, Yvor [ahy-vawr] /ˈaɪ vɔr/ (Show IPA), 1900–68, U.S. poet and critic.
infares
noun, a party or reception for a newly married couple.
insofar
adverb, to such an extent (usually followed by as):
alerion
noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
inflate
verb (used with object), to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
sternal
adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
talions
noun, lex talionis.
inflows
noun, something that flows in; influx.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
latinos
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
realist
noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
linters
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
tawnies
noun, a shade of brown tinged with yellow; dull yellowish brown.
rialtos
noun, an exchange or mart.
tailors
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
retinol
noun, vitamin A.
Antlers
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
wrastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
retinal
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
lifters
noun, a person or thing that lifts.
alienor
noun, a person who transfers property.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
in-laws
noun, a relative by marriage.
Linares
noun, a city in S Spain.
reliant
adjective, having or showing dependence:
airflow
noun, the air flowing past or through a moving body, as an airplane or automobile.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
tonsil
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
tarso-
finest
noun, the police:
strafe
noun, a strafing attack.
filets
noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
filose
adjective, threadlike.
talons
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
Slater
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
stolen
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
Tarnow
noun, a city in SE Poland, E of Cracow.
finals
noun, that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
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.
filter
noun, any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
Lawson
noun, Robert, 1892–1957, U.S. illustrator and author, especially of children's books.
finale
noun, the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
iowans
noun, a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
Sloane
noun, Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
learns
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
finlet
noun, a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
Lawton
noun, a city in SW Oklahoma.
fronts
noun, the foremost part or surface of anything.
filate
adjective, threadlike.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
Newari
noun, a Sino-Tibetan language, the language of the Newar.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
silent
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
trans.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
silane
noun, Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
fasten
verb (used with object), to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
Silone
noun, Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
sifter
noun, a person or thing that sifts.
trawls
noun, Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
Nilote
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
latens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
itself
pronoun, a reflexive form of it1 :
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
strife
noun, vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
Strine
noun, Australian English.
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
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.
fiesta
noun, any festival or festive celebration.
towels
noun, an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
Towers
noun, a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
fetors
noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
fetial
adjective, concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
talers
noun, thaler.
festal
adjective, pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
feints
noun, a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
ferias
noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Towner
noun, a person who lives in a town or city.
Townes
noun, Charles Hard, 1915–2015, U.S. physicist and educator: Nobel Prize in physics 1964.
Townie
noun, a resident of a town, especially a nonstudent resident of a college town.
towser
noun, a big dog.
latins
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
felons
noun, Law. a person who has committed a felony.
nerols
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
flairs
noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
lowers
noun, a denture for the lower jaw.
forint
noun, an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
lifter
noun, a person or thing that lifts.
fortes
noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
lifers
noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
Fortas
noun, Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
Solent
noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
loaner
noun, a person or thing that loans.
iatro-
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
Foster
noun, Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
Stalin
noun, Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
Forest
noun, a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
tenias
noun, taenia.
telson
noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
solate
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
fontal
adjective, pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
steno-
fortis
noun, a fortis consonant.
loafer
noun, a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
foliar
adjective, of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
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.
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
frowns
noun, a frowning look; scowl.
lionet
noun, a young or small lion.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
tinsel
noun, a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
listen
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
liners
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
Fowler
noun, a hunter of birds.
Fresno
noun, a city in central California.
tilers
noun, a person who lays tiles.
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.
fraise
noun, Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
frails
noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
litres
noun, liter.
sol-fa
noun, Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
Solera
noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
infare
noun, a party or reception for a newly married couple.
Loiret
noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
flares
noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
softie
noun, softy.
instal
verb (used with object), install.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
tolans
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
floats
noun, something that floats, as a raft.
instr.
stifle
noun, (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
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.
flites
noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
inter.
Flores
noun, flower (def 11).
flirts
noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
flints
noun, a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
soften
verb (used with object), to make soft or softer.
fliers
noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
Lenoir
noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
intra-
intro.
intros
noun, an introduction.
inwale
noun, (in an open boat) a horizontal timber binding together the frames along the top strake.
floras
noun, the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
floret
noun, a small flower.
folate
noun, folic acid.
lorans
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
lesion
noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
loiter
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
infers
verb (used with object), to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
infest
verb (used with object), to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
loners
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
inflow
noun, something that flows in; influx.
Lorain
noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
toiles
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
infra-
sterol
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
in-law
noun, a relative by marriage.
Lorena
noun, a female given name.
TEFLON
adjective, characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
Flower
noun, the blossom of a plant.
Lorens
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
Florin
noun, a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
flori-
insole
noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
lanose
adjective, lanate.
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
Walton
noun, Ernest Thomas Sinton [sin-tn] /ˈsɪn tn/ (Show IPA), 1903–95, Irish physicist: Nobel prize 1951.
olefin
noun, any member of the alkene series.
Winsor
noun, Justin, 1831–97, U.S. librarian and historian.
oleins
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
walers
noun, a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
Walter
noun, Bruno [broo-noh] /ˈbru noʊ/ (Show IPA), (Bruno Schlesinger) 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
saltie
noun, an ocean-going sailor.
Alston
noun, a male given name.
Salter
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
Salten
noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
alters
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
saline
noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
warsle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
waster
noun, a person or thing that wastes time, money, etc.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
Waiter
noun, a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
Winter
noun, the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox).
alwite
adjective, white (def 11).
refits
noun, an act of refitting.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
Wister
noun, Owen, 1860–1938, U.S. novelist.
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.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
alerts
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
elints
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
wisent
noun, bison (def 2).
Elinor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
elfins
noun, an elf.
alines
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
Alison
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
oilers
noun, a person or thing that oils.
rawins
noun, a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
aloins
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
wintle
noun, a rolling or staggering motion.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Waters
noun, Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.
enlist
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
rowens
noun, Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
Rowena
noun, a female given name.
rowels
noun, a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
anoles
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
Wilson
noun, Sir Angus (Frank Johnstone) [jon-stuh n,, -suh n] /ˈdʒɒn stən,, -sən/ (Show IPA), 1913–91, English writer.
rowans
noun, the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
answer
noun, a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.:
Ostler
noun, hostler.
Weston
noun, Edward, 1886–1958, U.S. photographer.
ariels
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
owlets
noun, a young owl.
owners
noun, a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
aniso-
osteal
adjective, osseous.
ratels
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
Watson
noun, James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
aswirl
adjective, adverb, moving in a swirling pattern or motion:
astron
astro-
rastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
Wilton
noun, a carpet woven like Brussels carpet, on a Jacquard loom but having the loops cut to form a velvet pile.
oriels
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
arsen-
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
sailer
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
artels
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
A-line
noun, (especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
aeron.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
twines
noun, a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
Aeolis
noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
afters
worsen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become worse.
worset
noun, adjective, worsted.
resail
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
afrits
noun, afreet.
twains
noun, Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
trifle
noun, an article or thing of very little value.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
resoil
verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
trowel
noun, any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
faints
noun, the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
wriest
adjective, superlative of wry.
etalon
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
writes
Verb phrases, write down, to set down in writing; record; note. to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
serial
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
estral
adjective, estrous.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
rewins
verb (used with object), to win back or again.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
nowise
adverb, noway.
entoil
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
nitres
noun, niter.
falter
noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
enrols
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
falsie
noun, either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
twofer
noun, a card or ticket entitling the holder to purchase two tickets to a theatrical performance at a reduced price.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
rifles
noun, a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
nitro-
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
twirls
noun, an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
Eolian
noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
lifts
noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
Lewis
noun, a device for lifting a dressed stone, consisting of a number of pieces fitting together to fill a dovetailed recess cut into the stone.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
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.
strew
verb (used with object), to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle:
ranis
noun, ranee.
rafts
noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
sware
verb, simple past tense of swear.
rewin
verb (used with object), to win back or again.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
swarf
noun, an accumulation of fine particles of metal or abrasive cut or ground from work by a machine tool or grinder.
Swart
noun, Charles Robberts [rob-erts] /ˈrɒb ərts/ (Show IPA), 1894–1982, South African statesman: president 1961–67.
Lifar
noun, Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
lifer
noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
swale
noun, a low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
Swain
noun, a male admirer or lover.
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
strow
verb, strew.
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.
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
Rolfe
noun, John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
Srta.
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
leans
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
lento
adverb, slowly.
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
reals
noun, real number.
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.
lenos
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
refit
noun, an act of refitting.
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.
refl.
lenis
noun, a lenis consonant.
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
rawin
noun, a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
reni-
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
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).
lefts
noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
reifs
noun, plunder; booty; loot.
least
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
rifts
noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
stela
noun, stele (defs 1–3).
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
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.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
Latin
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
ster.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Leros
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
leafs
noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
straw
noun, a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
resaw
noun, Lumbering. a machine for cutting logs into lumber.
Lawes
noun, Henry ("Harry") 1596–1662, English composer.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Leoni
noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
Leona
noun, a female given name.
Stowe
noun, Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher, 1811–96, U.S. abolitionist and novelist.
rifle
noun, a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
naso-
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Narew
noun, a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.
Nowel
noun, Noel (def 2).
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
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.
nails
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
self-
naifs
noun, a naive or inexperienced person.
Sloan
noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
sito-
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
Lower
noun, a denture for the lower jaw.
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Lowes
noun, John Livingston, 1867–1945, U.S. scholar, critic, and teacher.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
lowse
adjective, loose.
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.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
lweis
noun, a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
slain
noun, sley.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
sofar
noun, a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
nitr-
sewan
noun, seawan.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
nitre
noun, niter.
Niles
noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
seti-
serow
noun, a goat antelope of the genus Capricornis, of eastern Asia, related to the goral: the Sumatran serow is endangered.
noels
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
sero-
Newar
noun, a member of a Mongoloid people of Nepal.
noils
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
Norw.
natl.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
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.
nears
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
Neils
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
Sino-
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
sinew
noun, a tendon.
serif
noun, a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
nerol
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
lowan
noun, mallee fowl.
Sofer
noun, scribe1 (def 3).
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
rowel
noun, a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
Loewi
noun, Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1961, German pharmacologist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
loans
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
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:
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
loafs
verb (used with object), to pass idly (usually followed by away):
Osler
noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
oste-
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
soler
noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
liwan
noun, iwan.
Rowen
noun, Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
litre
noun, liter.
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.
orial
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
Linos
noun, linoleum.
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.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
owner
noun, a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Sorel
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
owlet
noun, a young owl.
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Rowan
noun, the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
Owens
noun, Jesse (John Cleveland) 1913–80, U.S. athlete.
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
sanit
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
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.
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
Olean
noun, a city in SW New York.
Lorne
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
loser
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
softa
noun, a Turkish Muslim theological student.
SOFIA
noun, Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
often
adverb, many times; frequently:
OFris
noun, the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
lores
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
solan
noun, a gannet.
loner
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
orans
noun, orant.
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
olein
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
LORAN
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
Loren
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
salon
noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
Olwen
noun, a princess, the daughter of Ysbaddaden Chief-giant.
newts
noun, any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
twine
noun, a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
Twain
noun, Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
trows
verb (used with or without object), to believe, think, or suppose.
Erwin
noun, a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
trois
noun, the number 3.
ento-
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
tries
noun, plural of try.
fails
noun, Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: a person who fails in this way.
faint
noun, a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
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.
fairs
noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
twirl
noun, an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
fanes
noun, a temple.
elint
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
waits
noun, an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
Waite
noun, Morrison Remick [rem-ik] /ˈrɛm ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1816–88, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1874–88.
waist
noun, the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso.
elans
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
wains
noun, (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
elfin
noun, an elf.
wails
noun, the act of wailing.
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
waifs
noun, a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
wafts
noun, a sound, odor, etc., faintly perceived:
Elton
noun, a male given name.
Elwin
noun, a male given name.
wafer
noun, a thin, crisp cake or biscuit, often sweetened and flavored.
Enola
noun, a female given name.
enols
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
enrol
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
trews
noun, close-fitting tartan trousers, worn especially by certain Scottish regiments.
fanos
noun, a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
filos
fetas
noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
feti-
fetor
noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
Tower
noun, a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
fiats
noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
towel
noun, an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
filar
adjective, of or relating to a thread or threads.
filet
noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
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.
towie
noun, a form of contract bridge for three players in which the players bid for the dummy hand after six of its cards have been turned up.
final
noun, that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
Finer
noun, fines. Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e). Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
fines
noun, fines. Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e). Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
finos
noun, a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
TORES
noun, a torus.
Fiona
noun, a female given name.
fires
firns
noun, névé.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
fetal
adjective, of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
Festa
noun, a feast, festival, or holiday.
Fanti
noun, a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
fawns
noun, a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
fares
noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
farls
noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
faros
noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
Swati
noun, Swat (def 2).
Farsi
noun, the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
farts
noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
trawl
noun, Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
Fates
noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
fatso
noun, a fat person (used as a term of address).
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
feria
noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
fears
noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
Feast
noun, any rich or abundant meal:
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
feint
noun, a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
feist
noun, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
Felis
noun, a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
felon
noun, Law. a person who has committed a felony.
felts
noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
feral
adjective, existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
Waler
noun, a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.
Wales
noun, a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).
tonia
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
witan
noun, the members of the national council or witenagemot.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Alfie
noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
alien
noun, Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen). See also resident alien, illegal alien.
alifs
noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
wires
noun, a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
aloft
adverb, high up; far above the ground.
alone
Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
alti-
alto-
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
Alwin
noun, a male given name.
winos
noun, a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
wines
noun, the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
airts
noun, a direction.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
30-30
wrote
verb, a simple past tense of write.
write
Verb phrases, write down, to set down in writing; record; note. to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
wrist
noun, the carpus or lower part of the forearm where it joins the hand.
wrest
noun, a wresting; twist or wrench.
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
aeri-
aero-
Wotan
worts
noun, the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
wites
noun, a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime. a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
afire
adjective, on fire:
afore
adverb, preposition, conjunction, before.
worst
noun, that which is worst.
afrit
noun, afreet.
Afro-
afros
noun, a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
worse
noun, that which is worse.
wolfs
noun, any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.
Wolfe
noun, Charles, 1791–1823, Irish poet.
Wilts
noun, the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
weals
noun, well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
wefts
noun, Textiles. filling (def 5).
wears
noun, the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
weans
Verb phrases, wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
astr.
ation
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
water
noun, a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
waste
noun, useless consumption or expenditure; use without adequate return; an act or instance of wasting:
awner
noun, a machine for cutting the awns from grain.
warns
verb (used with object), to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
awols
noun, a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
wares
noun, Usually, wares. articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods: any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
wants
noun, something wanted or needed; necessity:
wanes
noun, a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
weirs
noun, a small dam in a river or stream.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
anis-
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
anole
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
Wilno
noun, Polish name of Vilnius.
Wiles
noun, a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
ante-
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
anti-
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
areo-
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
Arnel
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
welts
noun, a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
first
noun, the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
treas
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
Frans
noun, a male given name, form of Francis.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
frail
noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
tera-
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
fowls
noun, the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster; chicken. Compare domestic fowl.
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
IATSE
inst.
tears
forte
noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
fort.
Forli
noun, a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
fores
noun, the forepart of anything; front.
islet
noun, a very small island.
forel
noun, a slipcase for a book.
taler
noun, thaler.
fore-
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
insol
TOEFL
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
folie
noun, madness; insanity.
frats
noun, fraternity (def 1).
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
tawie
adjective, docile; easy to manage.
frows
noun, a cleaving tool having a wedge-shaped blade, with a handle set at right angles to it.
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.
frown
noun, a frowning look; scowl.
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.
intr.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Frost
noun, a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
front
noun, the foremost part or surface of anything.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
frons
noun, the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
Iowan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
Iowas
noun, a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines. Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
Iran.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
Frits
noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
frise
noun, a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
Fris.
Fries
noun, plural of fry1 .
frets
noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
Freon
folia
noun, plural of folium.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
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.
flats
noun, something flat.
tenia
noun, taenia.
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.
flirt
noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
Flint
noun, a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
flier
noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
flews
noun, flue3 .
taels
noun, liang.
toles
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
flaws
noun, a feature that mars the perfection of something; defect; fault:
sworn
verb, past participle of swear.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
swore
verb, a simple past tense of swear.
swoln
adjective, swollen.
flits
noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
telos
noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
swirl
noun, a swirling movement; whirl; eddy.
swine
noun, any stout, cloven-hoofed artiodactyl of the Old World family Suidae, having a thick hide sparsely covered with coarse hair, a disklike snout, and an often short, tasseled tail: now of worldwide distribution and hunted or raised for its meat and other products. Compare hog, pig1 , wild boar.
SWIFT
noun, any of numerous long-winged, swallowlike birds of the family Apodidae, related to the hummingbirds and noted for their rapid flight.
flare
noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
telo-
infer
verb (used with object), to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
flans
noun, Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
flair
noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
sweat
noun, the process of sweating or perspiring.
swear
Verb phrases, swear by, to name (a sacred being or thing) as one's witness or guarantee in swearing. Informal. to have great confidence in; rely on: to have certain knowledge of:
flite
noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
flies
noun, a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
Foist
verb (used with object), to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
foins
noun, a thrust with a weapon.
Ital.
foils
noun, Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
teno-
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
foals
noun, a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
ileo-
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
flows
noun, an act of flowing.
flown
noun, a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
infos
noun, information.
flor.
Flora
noun, the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
inlaw
noun, a relative by marriage.
float
noun, something that floats, as a raft.
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.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
welt
noun, a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
West
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. Abbreviation: W.
wert
verb, a 2nd person singular pt. indicative and subj. of be.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
taws
noun, a whip or leather thong used to drive a spinning top.
tel-
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
went
noun, the act of going:
Wien
noun, Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
wens
noun, Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
wife
noun, a married woman, especially when considered in relation to her partner in marriage.
wets
noun, something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
Roti
noun, roast.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Stew
noun, a preparation of meat, fish, or other food cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat and vegetables.
Rowe
noun, Nicholas, 1674–1718, British poet and dramatist, poet laureate 1715–18.
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
rows
noun, a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
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.
wile
noun, a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
rit.
RONA
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
wite
noun, a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime. a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
rift
noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
Wolf
noun, any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.
rifs
noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
wons
verb, simple past tense and past participle of win1 .
wore
noun, the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
worn
noun, the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
rife
adjective, of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
Taif
noun, a city in W Saudi Arabia.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
wort
noun, the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
tael
noun, liang.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
swot
noun, a student who studies assiduously, especially to the exclusion of other activities or interests; grind.
WRAF
Wren
noun, any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail. Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
writ
noun, Law. a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act. (in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
SWAN
noun, any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure-white plumage in the adult. Compare mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan.
WRNS
wrnt
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
wist
verb, simple past tense and past participle of wit2 .
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Wilt
noun, the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
Rolf
noun, Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
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.
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
wine
noun, the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
wino
noun, a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
WINS
noun, a victory, as in a game or horse race.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
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.
RNAS
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
wire
noun, a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
Stow
noun, a city in NE Ohio.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
str.
Wis.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
wise
noun, way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases):
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
want
noun, something wanted or needed; necessity:
safe
noun, a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
Sol.
sift
verb (used with object), to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
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.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
sewn
noun, the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
tref
adjective, Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
tri-
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
tRNA
tron
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
soln
Trow
verb (used with or without object), to believe, think, or suppose.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tsar
noun, czar.
serf
noun, a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
tion
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
twi-
twin
noun, either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
sofa
noun, a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
Snow
noun, Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
Tore
noun, a torus.
slow
adverb, in a slow manner; slowly:
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.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
slew
noun, a large number or quantity:
slaw
noun, coleslaw.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
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.
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
soft
noun, something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
Town
noun, a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
tows
noun, an act or instance of towing.
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
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.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Soni
Safi
noun, a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
WATS
noun, bulk-rate telephone service that enables a subscriber to make an unlimited number of long-distance telephone calls within a given service area for a fixed monthly charge or to receive calls from given areas with no charge to the caller.
Tewa
noun, a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
Wane
noun, a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
wans
noun, wide-area network.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
Ware
noun, Usually, wares. articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods: any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
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.
warn
verb (used with object), to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
wart
noun, a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
Wast
verb, a 2nd person singular pt. indicative of be.
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
ter.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
weal
noun, well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
Sra.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Staw
noun, verb (used with or without object), stall1 .
wean
Verb phrases, wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
Ste.
Wear
noun, the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
weft
noun, Textiles. filling (def 5).
ten.
Weil
noun, André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
Weir
noun, a small dam in a river or stream.
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.
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.
wale
noun, a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
waes
noun, woe.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Seif
noun, a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
WAFS
noun, a member of the Women in the Air Force, an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force.
waft
noun, a sound, odor, etc., faintly perceived:
sawn
noun, a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
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.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
waif
noun, a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Wal.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
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.
Sat.
wail
noun, the act of wailing.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Wain
noun, (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
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.
WAIS
noun, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. See under Wechsler Scales.
Wait
noun, an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
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.
sown
verb, a past participle of sow1 .
Swat
noun, a smart blow; slap; smack.
FOIA
Ens.
lows
noun, something that is low, as ground or prices:
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.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
Lowe
verb (used without object), low3 .
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
lown
noun, loon2 .
file
noun, a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
fowl
noun, the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster; chicken. Compare domestic fowl.
enow
adjective, adverb, enough.
lwei
noun, a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
fils
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Ire.
enol
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
enl.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
loaf
noun, a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
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.
fiat
noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Lofn
noun, a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
LOFT
noun, a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
loin
noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
lone
adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
filt
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
neo-
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Fino
noun, a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
NEWS
noun, a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:
EFTA
NEWT
noun, any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
feat
noun, a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
Nile
noun, a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
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.
NEFS
noun, a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
efts
noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
Nafl
noun, a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
Iowa
noun, a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines. Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
naif
noun, a naive or inexperienced person.
nail
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Naos
noun, a temple.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
ELAS
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Fin.
FINE
noun, fines. Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e). Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
NIRA
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Felt
noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
Lat.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Fair
noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
fane
noun, a temple.
lawn
noun, a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
fain
adverb, gladly; willingly:
lea.
Leaf
noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
left
noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
Leif
noun, a male given name.
Faro
noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
feal
adjective, Archaic. faithful; loyal.
Fawn
noun, a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
fats
noun, (used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
fate
noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
FAST
noun, a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
fart
noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
Fars
noun, a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
Farl
noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
fare
noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
itol
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
Lani
Fano
noun, a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
fail
noun, Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: a person who fails in this way.
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Lion
noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
lift
noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
lien
noun, Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
fest
noun, an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
Life
noun, the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
LIFO
noun, last-in, first-out (def 1).
eso-
iso-
Isle
noun, a small island.
est.
lin.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
lino
noun, linoleum.
feta
noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lief
adverb, gladly; willingly:
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
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.
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Lena
noun, a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
Leno
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
lens
noun, a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
Ewan
noun, a male given name, Welsh form of John.
lent
noun, (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
Fens
noun, Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
Leon
noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
FERA
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Fern
noun, any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
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.
firn
noun, névé.
font
noun, a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
fol.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
Owen
noun, Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
owes
verb (used with object), to be under obligation to pay or repay:
Fons
noun, a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
airt
noun, a direction.
alif
noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
owns
Idioms, come into one's own, to take possession of that which is due or owed one. to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
owse
noun, ox.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Aire
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
frt.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
FRSL
foin
noun, a thrust with a weapon.
Alis
for.
foal
noun, a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
flow
noun, an act of flowing.
ano-
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
FLRA
anew
adverb, over again; again; once more:
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
anes
adverb, once.
1080
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
alt.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
foil
noun, Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
alow
adverb, below decks.
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
raft
noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
reif
noun, plunder; booty; loot.
Fri.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
rel.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
refs
noun, verb (used with or without object), referee.
fret
noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
AWOL
noun, a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Frei
noun, Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
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.
frat
noun, fraternity (def 1).
Fran
noun, a male given name, form of Francis.
frae
preposition, adverb, from.
reft
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
ref.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
aet.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
Frs.
Rani
noun, ranee.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
afr-
frow
noun, a cleaving tool having a wedge-shaped blade, with a handle set at right angles to it.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
real
noun, real number.
froe
noun, frow.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
fora
noun, a plural of forum.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
frit
noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
aer-
raws
noun, a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
ANSI
Fear
noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
orle
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
ates
Aten
noun, Aton.
inae
oafs
noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
FITS
noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Fla.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Nor.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
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.
fist
noun, the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
nowt
noun, an ox.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
int.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
awns
noun, a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
nows
noun, the present time or moment:
ins.
ator
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
info
noun, information.
nos-
awes
noun, an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
infl
NTIA
Inf.
ile-
Flan
noun, Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
flea
noun, any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
ARIS
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
flew
noun, flue3 .
flit
noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
Ont.
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
firs
noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
floe
noun, Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
ant.
Orel
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
ole-
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
flat
noun, something flat.
art.
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.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Noel
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
flaw
noun, a feature that mars the perfection of something; defect; fault:
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.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
intl
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
not-
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
tra
FIR
noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
tr.
FIO
Fl.
FOS
FON
noun, a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
Flo
noun, a female given name, form of Florence.
FOE
noun, a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
FET
fie
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
TOW
noun, an act or instance of towing.
fil
noun, fils.
FIT
noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
fer
preposition, conjunction, for.
tlr
tlo
Fia
Fen
noun, low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
few
noun, (used with a plural verb) a small number or amount:
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
FAT
noun, any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
Wes
noun, a male given name, form of Wesley.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ANF
Win
noun, a victory, as in a game or horse race.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
aor
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.
ARF
interjection, (used to imitate the bark of a dog).
wet
noun, something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
wen
noun, Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
Alf
noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
ARS
ase
ASI
Wei
noun, any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
ASN
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ASR
ast
ASW
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
Wat
noun, a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
wos
noun, woe.
Af.
al.
an.
Ar.
ae.
AEF
WRA
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
wot
verb, first and third person singular present of wit2 .
AFL
WIT
noun, the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
AFS
AFT
adverb, at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Won
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
woe
noun, grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
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.
at.
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
FAR
Idioms, a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
ESL
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
TWA
noun, a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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.
TSI
TSE
ERS
noun, ervil.
ERT
ESA
ESR
EOF
Tro
ETO
ETR
ETS
FAS
noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
fo.
Fan
noun, any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
trf
FAO
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
two
noun, a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
awe
noun, an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
was
verb, 1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
AWL
noun, a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
awn
noun, a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
eo-
War
noun, a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ea.
ean
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
wae
noun, woe.
ef-
efl
eft
noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
eir
EIS
ELF
noun, (in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
en-
WAF
noun, a member of the Women in the Air Force, an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force.
FOT
WTF
Fr.
abbreviation, Father.
NEA
NSW
NWT
NSF
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
SLE
SLA
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
ne-
ote
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
nef
noun, a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
Fra
noun, a title of address for a friar or brother.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
NES
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
New
noun, something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
NFL
NFS
NIA
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
OTA
OTS
SLR
sew
noun, the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
Low
noun, something that is low, as ground or prices:
Sr.
So.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
Lir
noun, Ler.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
LON
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.
SOF
owe
verb (used with object), to be under obligation to pay or repay:
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Re.
LSI
LST
LTA
ltr
own
Idioms, come into one's own, to take possession of that which is due or owed one. to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
owl
noun, any of numerous, chiefly nocturnal birds of prey, of the order Strigiformes, having a broad head with large, forward-directed eyes that are usually surrounded by disks of modified feathers: many populations are diminishing owing to loss of habitat.
OWI
ROW
noun, a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
ot-
Rs.
St.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
of-
OFr
oft
adverb, often.
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.
OIr
SAR
OIt
Ola
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
ONF
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ONI
ONR
ons
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
Sal
noun, salt1 .
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ose
SAE
SWA
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
OAS
NLF
NSA
RSA
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
RSE
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).
rt.
rte
now
noun, the present time or moment:
nr.
NRA
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
SAW
noun, a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
RTF
NWS
RTS
rtw
OSA
OSF
oaf
noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
se-
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.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
SOW
noun, an adult female swine.
Sta
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.
ILS
in.
ina
noun, a female given name.
ine
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.
RIF
noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
IOF
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
taw
noun, a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
ior
IOT
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
Ir.
IRL
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
IRO
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
ISA
Lif
ILO
il-
ISR
FWA
Frl
fro
Idioms, to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
FSA
FSR
ft.
FTW
RFE
TIA
tfr
RFA
Ife
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
TES
noun, ti1 .
IFS
noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
io-
Ia.
ial
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
ier
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.
Isl
ise
ist
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
RFI
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
Law
noun, the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
ROI
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
STL
STI
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
RAF
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
Les
let
noun, British. a lease.
Lew
noun, a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Sw.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
TAE
preposition, to.
TAL
ITA
ite
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
Iwo
noun, a city in SW Nigeria.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
La.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
Lt.
REA
raw
noun, a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
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.
LaF
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
RNA
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROA
SRO
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
SA
RW
RI
AO
A.
noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
RO
RF
wt
OW
interjection, (used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
RN
S.
NF
SL
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
EW
interjection, (used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
f.
noun, (Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
FI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
FA
noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
le
L2
L1
LW
t.
T1
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
FE
L.
IW
TE
noun, ti1 .
IF
noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
fn
i.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
FW
TN
TL
LF
ln
ol
SF
OA
we
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
OE
noun, oy2 .
O.
NW
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
EI
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
NL
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
NI
NA
adverb, no1 .
SN
N.
WO
noun, woe.
WL
WI
WF
w/
LR
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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