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Word scalenohedron has
1872 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of scalenohedron.
- chandlers
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noun,
a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
- consarned
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adjective,
confounded; damned.
- conelrads
-
noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- Esdraelon
-
noun,
a plain in N Israel, extending from the Mediterranean near Mt. Carmel to the Jordan River: scene of ancient battles.
- londoners
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of London.
- seed-corn
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noun,
ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
- Arnoldson
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noun,
Klas Pontus [klahs pawn-tuh s] /klɑs ˈpɔn təs/ (Show IPA), 1844–1916, Swedish author and politician: Nobel Peace Prize 1908.
- Clarendon
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noun,
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of, 1609–74, British statesman and historian.
- honorands
-
noun,
the recipient of an honor, especially an honorary university degree.
- resonance
-
noun,
the state or quality of being resonant.
- Delaroche
-
noun,
(Hippolyte) Paul [ee-paw-leet pawl] /i pɔˈlit pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, French historical and portrait painter.
- ordnances
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noun,
cannon or artillery.
- chlordane
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noun,
a colorless, viscous, water-insoluble, toxic liquid, C 10 H 6 Cl 8 , used as an insecticide.
- one-horse
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adjective,
using or having only a single horse:
- condenser
-
noun,
a person or thing that condenses.
- Henderson
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noun,
Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
- enhancers
-
noun,
a person or thing that enhances.
- colonnade
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noun,
Architecture. a series of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature and usually one side of a roof.
Compare arcade.
- colanders
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noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- olecranon
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noun,
the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
- oleanders
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noun,
a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- canoodles
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verb (used with or without object),
to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.
- nonheroes
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noun,
antihero.
- calenders
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noun,
a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
- Androcles
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noun,
a slave who was spared in the arena by a lion from whose foot he had long before extracted a thorn.
- Charlene
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- honorand
-
noun,
the recipient of an honor, especially an honorary university degree.
- channels
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noun,
the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- conehead
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noun,
a stupid person.
- Holocene
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noun,
recent (def 5).
- charnels
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noun,
a repository for dead bodies.
- reasoned
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- honorees
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noun,
a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
- Andersen
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noun,
Hans Christian [hanz] /hænz/ (Show IPA), 1805–75, Danish author, especially of fairy tales.
- caldrons
-
noun,
cauldron.
- choleras
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noun,
Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
- chondral
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adjective,
of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- alencons
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- chorales
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noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- Anderson
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noun,
Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel Prize 1936.
- scrannel
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adjective,
thin or slight.
- Chandler
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noun,
a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
- schooler
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noun,
a person who attends school, especially a child (usually used in combination):
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- Rosedale
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noun,
a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- canoodle
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verb (used with or without object),
to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.
- doorcase
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noun,
the finish frame of a doorway.
- cardoons
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noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- deschool
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verb (used with object),
to abolish or phase out traditional schools from, so as to replace them with alternative methods and forms of education.
- ascender
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noun,
a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
- Landseer
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noun,
Sir Edwin Henry, 1802–73, English painter, especially of animals.
- drenches
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noun,
the act of drenching.
- schooner
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noun,
Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- chalones
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noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- Rochdale
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noun,
a borough of Greater Manchester, in N England: site of one of the earliest cooperative societies 1844.
- Londoner
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of London.
- decolors
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verb (used with object),
to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- declares
-
verb (used with object),
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
- Ladrones
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noun,
a thief.
- Ardennes
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noun,
Forest of, a wooded plateau region in W Europe, in NE France, SE Belgium, and Luxembourg: World War I battle 1914; World War II battle 1944–45.
- celadons
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- endosarc
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noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- echelons
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noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- chaldron
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noun,
an English dry measure formerly used for coal, coke, lime, and the like, varying locally from 32 to 36 bushels or more.
- Sharleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Calender
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noun,
a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
- chronons
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noun,
a hypothetical unit of time, taken as a ratio between the diameter of the electron and the velocity of light, equivalent to approximately 10− 24 second.
- enhances
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verb (used with object),
to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify:
- escarole
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- conenose
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noun,
any of several bloodsucking assassin bugs of the genus Triatoma, some of which inflict a painful bite and serve as vectors of Chagas' disease.
- Conelrad
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noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- norlands
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noun,
northland.
- hendeca-
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- cleanser
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- condones
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verb (used with object),
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like):
- solander
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noun,
a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- Heracles
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noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- cornhole
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verb (used with object),
to have anal intercourse with.
- condoles
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to grieve with.
- coronals
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noun,
a crown; coronet.
- condense
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verb (used with object),
to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
- colander
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noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- shoelace
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noun,
a string or lace for fastening a shoe.
- oleander
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noun,
a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- coloreds
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noun,
Older Use: Offensive.
a black person.
the colored, black people as a group.
- old-rose
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noun,
rose color with a purplish or grayish cast.
- sorehead
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noun,
a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser:
- enhaloes
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verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- handlers
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noun,
a person or thing that handles.
- ordnance
-
noun,
cannon or artillery.
- enhancer
-
noun,
a person or thing that enhances.
- Leonora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- cardoon
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noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- oraches
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noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- dehorns
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verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- roadeos
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noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- Dolores
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “sorrows.”.
- roaches
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noun,
a cockroach.
- condors
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noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- calends
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noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- Odoacer
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noun,
a.d. 434?–493, first barbarian ruler of Italy 476–493.
- Delanos
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noun,
a city in S California.
- decolor
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verb (used with object),
to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- Londres
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noun,
a cylindrically shaped cigar of medium to large size.
- ordeals
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- declare
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verb (used with object),
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
- decerns
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- Connors
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noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- Celadon
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- candles
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- condone
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verb (used with object),
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like):
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- rondels
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noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- lechers
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noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- coheres
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- derecho
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noun,
a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms.
- loaches
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noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- Carlson
-
noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- loaders
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noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- condole
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to grieve with.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- Learned
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adjective,
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
- Leonard
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noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- roseola
-
noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- Locarno
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noun,
a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
- Delores
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noun,
a female given name.
- one-one
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adjective,
one-to-one (def 1).
- onshore
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adverb,
onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:
- candors
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- dealers
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noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- decares
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- noncash
-
adjective,
of or constituting financial sources other than cash:
- racoons
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noun,
raccoon.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- Chelsea
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noun,
a former borough in Greater London, England: now part of Kensington and Chelsea; many residences of artists and writers.
- reaches
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- chloro-
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- creosol
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noun,
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
- creoles
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- cholera
-
noun,
Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- cholers
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- crenels
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- chondr-
-
- noodles
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noun,
a narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.; a ribbon-shaped pasta.
- coronal
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- chorale
-
noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- chorals
-
noun,
chorale.
- chordal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a chord.
- chordee
-
noun,
a downward bowing of the penis, of a congenital nature or caused by gonorrhea.
- ranchos
-
noun,
a ranch.
- choreas
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- nonhero
-
noun,
antihero.
- cradles
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- ranches
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Chronos
-
noun,
chronometer.
- chrono-
-
- chronol
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- cheders
-
noun,
heder.
- dahoons
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Ilex cassine, of the southern U.S., having flat, leathery, dark green leaves and red or yellow fruits in large clusters.
- decanol
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- Chalons
-
noun,
Also called Châlons-sur-Marne [sha-lawn-syr-marn] /ʃa lɔn sürˈmarn/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Marne, in NE France: defeat of Attila a.d. 451.
- decanes
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- rescale
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- chronon
-
noun,
a hypothetical unit of time, taken as a ratio between the diameter of the electron and the velocity of light, equivalent to approximately 10− 24 second.
- console
-
noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- Orlando
-
noun,
Vittorio Emanuele [veet-taw-ryaw e-mah-noo-e-le] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ ˌɛ mɑ nuˈɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1860–1952, Italian statesman.
- dasheen
-
noun,
the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers.
- darnels
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- chadors
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- Darlene
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
- 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.
- chalone
-
noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- norland
-
noun,
northland.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- Cordele
-
noun,
a city in SW Georgia.
- Na-Dene
-
noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- Channel
-
noun,
the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- cleanse
-
verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- cordons
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- cleaner
-
noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- chanson
-
noun,
any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.
- dancers
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Osceola
-
noun,
1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
- Charles
-
noun,
(Prince of Edinburgh and of Wales) born 1948, heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain (son of Elizabeth II).
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- charnel
-
noun,
a repository for dead bodies.
- cornels
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cheeros
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- colored
-
noun,
Older Use: Offensive.
a black person.
the colored, black people as a group.
- caldron
-
noun,
cauldron.
- echards
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- secondo
-
noun,
the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
- seconde
-
noun,
the second of the eight defensive positions.
- Seconal
-
- adornos
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- ensnare
-
verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- ensnarl
-
verb (used with object),
to entangle in or as in a snarl.
- adheres
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to adhere; make stick:
- echelon
-
noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- enclose
-
verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- honored
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- archons
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- slander
-
noun,
defamation; calumny:
- archsee
-
noun,
archbishopric.
- slender
-
adjective,
having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length:
- Ardeche
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2145 sq. mi. (5555 sq. km). Capital: Privas.
- ladrone
-
noun,
a thief.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- Laennec
-
noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- areoles
-
noun,
an areola.
- sclero-
-
- honoree
-
noun,
a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
- Seeland
-
noun,
Zealand.
- healers
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- Herndon
-
noun,
William Henry, 1818–91, U.S. law partner and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.
- Alencon
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- encodes
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- elodeas
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- encores
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- endarch
-
adjective,
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
- senhora
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Eleanor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- endears
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- anchors
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- Leander
-
noun,
a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
- enneads
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- endorse
-
noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- hoarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- sheared
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- seleno-
-
- holders
-
noun,
something that holds or secures:
- enhance
-
verb (used with object),
to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify:
- Sheldon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aerosol
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- heralds
-
noun,
(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- enlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- enchase
-
verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- head-on
-
adverb,
with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
- scalene
-
adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- lanners
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- handsel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- donnees
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- hardens
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- Acheson
-
noun,
Dean (Gooderham) [goo d-er-ham,, -uh m] /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm,, -əm/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- hadrons
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- Sandron
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- larches
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- achenes
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- lardons
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- sarcode
-
noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- leaches
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- arseno-
-
- Landers
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- leaders
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- handles
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- scholar
-
noun,
a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
- headers
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
- Handler
-
noun,
a person or thing that handles.
- ennead
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Hanson
-
noun,
Duane, 1925–1996, U.S. artist and sculptor.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- Hansen
-
noun,
Peter Andreas [pee-tuh r ahn-dree-ahs] /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- noodle
-
noun,
a narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.; a ribbon-shaped pasta.
- Hansel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- hadron
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- colors
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- haloes
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- halers
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- Oenone
-
noun,
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- Herald
-
noun,
(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- header
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
- heders
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- Harold
-
noun,
a male given name.
- condos
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- hedral
-
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- hedron
-
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- hennas
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- haoles
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- healer
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Henson
-
noun,
Jim (James Maury Henson) 1936–90, U.S. puppeteer: creator of the Muppets.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Helena
-
noun,
Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
- Condon
-
noun,
Edward Uhler [yoo-ler] /ˈyu lər/ (Show IPA), 1902–74, U.S. physicist.
- Hendon
-
noun,
a former borough, now part of Barnet, a city in Middlesex, in SE England, NW of London.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Landon
-
noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- drench
-
noun,
the act of drenching.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- drools
-
noun,
saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- dehorn
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- London
-
noun,
Jack, 1876–1916, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- laches
-
noun,
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- decare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- horol.
-
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- dorso-
-
- echard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- leches
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- dolors
-
noun,
sorrow; grief.
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- lashed
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- donnee
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lecher
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- donors
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- lesche
-
noun,
an arcade or other public place in ancient Greece.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dorsal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Neenah
-
noun,
a city in E Wisconsin.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- Holder
-
noun,
something that holds or secures:
- Holden
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- dahoon
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Ilex cassine, of the southern U.S., having flat, leathery, dark green leaves and red or yellow fruits in large clusters.
- Dacron
-
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- necro-
-
- elders
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- nodose
-
adjective,
having nodes.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- hoards
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- Elodea
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- Herold
-
noun,
Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1791–1833, French composer.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- honans
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- 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.
- dealer
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- dasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that dashes.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- horned
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- hondas
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- honors
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Honora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- dholes
-
noun,
a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.
- handle
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- Handel
-
noun,
George Frideric [free-der-ik,, -drik] /ˈfri dər ɪk,, -drɪk/ (Show IPA), (Georg Friedrich Händel) 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- rhedas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Rhodes
-
noun,
Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- rhodo-
-
- Rhodos
-
noun,
Greek name of Rhodes.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- cashoo
-
noun,
catechu.
- selen-
-
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- andro-
-
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- cheder
-
noun,
heder.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- chards
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- alders
-
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- 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.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- rodeos
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- screed
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- arched
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- sarco-
-
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- scaled
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- arsen-
-
- School
-
noun,
an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age:
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- schorl
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a black tourmaline.
- schrod
-
noun,
scrod.
- scler-
-
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- sacro-
-
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- Selden
-
noun,
George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- rondos
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Sedrah
-
noun,
Sidrah.
- 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.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- aholds
-
noun,
Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of):
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adeno-
-
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Rachel
-
noun,
Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- clado-
-
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Chron.
-
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- adhere
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to adhere; make stick:
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- oodles
-
noun,
a large quantity:
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- coeno-
-
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- codons
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- solder
-
noun,
any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- choral
-
noun,
chorale.
- cleans
-
- choora
-
noun,
an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adreno
-
- chlor-
-
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- Cholon
-
noun,
a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City, in S Vietnam.
- cholee
-
noun,
choli.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Cholos
-
- chole-
-
- Chelan
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- aeron.
-
- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- adren-
-
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- soldo
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Italy, the twentieth part of a lira, equal to five centesimi.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- shard
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- horde
-
noun,
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- hards
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- shoad
-
noun,
float (def 43).
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- sherd
-
noun,
shard.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Hanno
-
noun,
Carthaginian statesman, fl. 3rd century b.c.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- shend
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- herds
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- heder
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- shred
-
noun,
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- Holds
-
noun,
an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- herns
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Herod
-
noun,
("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
- heeds
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- 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.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- Helen
-
noun,
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- holo-
-
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- hoods
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- shade
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snood
-
noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Hondo
-
noun,
Honshu.
- heads
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Hond.
-
- henna
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Honan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- sero-
-
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- nona-
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- nano-
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- naso-
-
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- nears
-
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- onco-
-
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- orch.
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- oleo-
-
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ordn.
-
- ordos
-
noun,
a desert plateau in the S Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in N China. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Orlon
-
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- 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:
- noso-
-
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- roods
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- 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.
- sadhe
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Scand
-
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- sarc-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- 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.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Lords
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- rhod-
-
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- rhoea
-
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- cero-
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- chads
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- Dolon
-
noun,
a son of Eumedes who was killed by Diomedes and Odysseus even though he had given them valuable information about the Trojans.
- dolor
-
noun,
sorrow; grief.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Chald
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- chol-
-
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- desc.
-
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- dhals
-
noun,
dal.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- dhole
-
noun,
a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- char-
-
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- 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.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- drool
-
noun,
saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Card.
-
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Conn.
-
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- Colo.
-
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Cons.
-
- coel-
-
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- coele
-
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- clase
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- decl.
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- deca-
-
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Arnel
-
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- cores
-
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ahold
-
noun,
Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of):
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Alcor
-
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- endo-
-
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- encl.
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- andr-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- aero-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- acro-
-
- 30-30
-
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- halo-
-
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- Hades
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- 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.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- aden-
-
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- areo-
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- econ.
-
- Arch.
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- Archd
-
- anon.
-
- arche
-
- ecol.
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- acr-
-
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oro-
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- 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:
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- shr.
-
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- ord.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- sld.
-
- Col.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- 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.
- soln
-
- nos-
-
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- Cor.
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sch.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ole-
-
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- ACLS
-
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- 1080
-
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- Con.
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- OEEC
-
- OECD
-
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- Sol.
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Cond
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- asc-
-
- scr.
-
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- sec.
-
- cen.
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- cene
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- CERN
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rel.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ance
-
- Chal
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- Cels
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- ano-
-
- RONA
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Cdr.
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- RNAS
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sech
-
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- ands
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- chs.
-
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Can.
-
- rad.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- clar
-
- Cal.
-
- Chr.
-
- aer-
-
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- 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.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- OSRD
-
- shod
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Ald.
-
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Alco
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Sra.
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- hol-
-
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dec.
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hos.
-
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- lea.
-
- HOLC
-
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- hold
-
noun,
an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- lond
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- ELAS
-
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Nah.
-
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- end-
-
- ence
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- enc.
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- 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.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- DChE
-
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- DCNL
-
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Danl
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- eco-
-
- 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.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- 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.
- dlr.
-
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- DOHC
-
- 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.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hood
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- hor.
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- dhal
-
noun,
dal.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Del.
-
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Den.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- der.
-
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- EEOC
-
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- dol.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- enl.
-
- NADH
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- drch
-
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Esd.
-
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- 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.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neo-
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- eso-
-
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- non-
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Cres
-
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- hal-
-
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- 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.
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- HEAO
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- NDAC
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- NASD
-
- her.
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NDSL
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Neh.
-
- Held
-
noun,
John, Jr. 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
- heed
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- LSD
-
- SAE
-
- La.
-
- sc.
-
- ase
-
- 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.
- hrs
-
- ASN
-
- ScD
-
- ed.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ean
-
- ECA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ca.
-
- ch.
-
- SAR
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ASR
-
- ec-
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Co.
-
- 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.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- HRE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ARS
-
- LDS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ACS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- HDL
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- SLR
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- HCR
-
- SLE
-
- SLA
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- hd.
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- al.
-
- Sr.
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- hr.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ard
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- SED
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- Ehr
-
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDA
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDC
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- sho
-
- EOE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AHE
-
- AHL
-
- ALC
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ene
-
- SHA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- en-
-
- SER
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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).
- ALS
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noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ANC
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- ead
-
- CEA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- oo-
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oon
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- o-o
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noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ons
-
- DAR
-
- ONR
-
- DAE
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NEC
-
- DSO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAD
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- de-
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- Rd.
-
- OSO
-
- ose
-
- cle
-
- DEA
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Clo
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- LSC
-
- CLR
-
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- CNS
-
- NCO
-
- DSC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- LON
-
- NSC
-
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAO
-
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- OED
-
- Oc.
-
- NSA
-
- NNE
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NOC
-
- Nod
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noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- CRS
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- OCD
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- DOA
-
- CSR
-
- do.
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- DCL
-
- Ola
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OCS
-
- CSO
-
- OCR
-
- CSA
-
- NES
-
- NHA
-
- NHL
-
- NHS
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DCS
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- RLD
-
- LCD
-
- Ld.
-
- LDC
-
- CED
-
- ROA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- CEO
-
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- LCA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- DSR
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- DSA
-
- DRE
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Dr.
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- DNR
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- RCN
-
- RDA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RDC
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LOC
-
- RDS
-
- REA
-
- LHD
-
- Les
-
- dh-
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- dha
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- DNA
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- DLS
-
- DLO
-
- DLC
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- RCA
-
- DHL
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- CE
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- h.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- AO
-
- OA
-
- RN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RH
-
- ee
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- R.
-
- O.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SL
-
- RC
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- NH
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- D.
-
- DN
-
- dl
-
- ND
-
- le
-
- ol
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- L.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- NC
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- LC
-
- SN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LH
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- LR
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HL
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- NL
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RO
-