Anagrams of sclerectomies
Word sclerectomies has
1245 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of sclerectomies.
- smelteries
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noun,
smelter (def 3).
- ceilometer
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noun,
an automatic device for measuring and recording the height of clouds by projecting a modulated beam of light onto a cloud base, receiving the reflection of light through a photoelectric apparatus, and computing the height by triangulation.
- electress
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noun,
the wife or widow of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
- esoterism
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noun,
esotericism.
- secrecies
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noun,
the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed:
- merciless
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adjective,
without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel:
- ectomeres
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noun,
any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- sclerites
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noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- coistrels
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- sclerotic
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adjective,
Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- scolecite
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noun,
a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 10⋅, 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.
- cosmetics
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noun,
a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- Leicester
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noun,
1st Earl of, Robert Dudley.
- corselets
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noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- electrics
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noun,
Railroads.
an electric locomotive.
Informal. a railroad operated by electricity.
- teleseism
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noun,
a tremor caused by an earthquake originating a great distance from the seismographic station that records it.
- rectocele
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noun,
a hernia of the rectum into the vagina.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- timeless
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adjective,
without beginning or end; eternal; everlasting.
- M-series
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noun,
See under M-line.
- mortises
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- secretes
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noun,
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- electric
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noun,
Railroads.
an electric locomotive.
Informal. a railroad operated by electricity.
- meteoric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- circlets
-
noun,
a small circle.
- Comtesse
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noun,
countess.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- tireless
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adjective,
untiring; indefatigable:
- melitose
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noun,
raffinose.
- tiresome
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adjective,
causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome:
- Somerset
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noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- solstice
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noun,
Astronomy.
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice.
either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- mesolite
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noun,
a mineral variety of the zeolite group, intermediate in chemical composition between natrolite and scolecite.
- solecism
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noun,
a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
- cloister
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noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- coesites
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- Eteocles
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noun,
a son of Oedipus and the brother of Polynices, by whom he was slain.
Compare Seven against Thebes (def 1).
- Timorese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Timor.
- estriols
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- ectomere
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noun,
any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- coistrel
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- sclerite
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noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- electros
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noun,
electrotype.
- telomere
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noun,
the segment of DNA that occurs at the ends of chromosomes.
- electro-
-
- Tirolese
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adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- termless
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adjective,
not limited; unconditional.
- eremites
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- isostere
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- tiercels
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noun,
tercel.
- erectile
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adjective,
capable of being erected or set upright.
- crosslet
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noun,
a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.
- cosmetic
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noun,
a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- semester
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noun,
(in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- costrels
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noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- leisters
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- celestes
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “heavenly.”.
- trisomes
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- corslets
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noun,
corselet (def 2).
- sesterce
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noun,
a silver coin of ancient Rome, the quarter of a denarius, equal to 2½ asses: introduced in the 3rd century b.c.
- celeries
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noun,
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
- smelters
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noun,
a person or thing that smelts.
- corselet
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noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- costrel
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noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- lectors
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- telesis
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noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- lictors
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- merlots
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- slicers
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- creeses
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noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- coerces
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verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- Messier
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noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1730–1817, French astronomer.
- creoles
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- cresset
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- mestees
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noun,
mustee.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- melters
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noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- lissome
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adjective,
lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
- emeries
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noun,
a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.
- cormels
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noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- corsets
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- seismol
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- corslet
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noun,
corselet (def 2).
- seismo-
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- Corliss
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noun,
George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- smelter
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noun,
a person or thing that smelts.
- seemers
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noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- smectic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes.
- Merilee
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noun,
a female given name.
- semites
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noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- comices
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- secrete
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noun,
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- tercels
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- isomers
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- soccers
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noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- colters
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Melrose
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noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- selects
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- listers
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- mercies
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noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- secrets
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- metisse
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noun,
a woman of mixed ancestry.
- sitcoms
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noun,
situation comedy.
- cermets
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- remotes
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- resects
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- steelie
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noun,
a playing marble made of steel.
- resiles
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- omelets
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noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- closets
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- resoles
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verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- electr-
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- rissole
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- remises
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verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- eremite
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- mortice
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- sterols
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- emetics
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- ostlers
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noun,
hostler.
- ossicle
-
noun,
a small bone.
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- osselet
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noun,
a hard nodule on the leg of a horse, especially one on the inner side of the knee or the outer side of the fetlock.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- stereo-
-
- Orestes
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- Celeste
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “heavenly.”.
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- clerics
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noun,
a member of the clergy.
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- Scotism
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noun,
the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus.
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- etoiles
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- misters
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- sorites
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noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- cleomes
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noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- esteems
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noun,
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
- somites
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- cresols
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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.
- metiers
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- ciscoes
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- closers
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- molests
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verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- eslisor
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noun,
elisor.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- circlet
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noun,
a small circle.
- sclero-
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- circles
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noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- milters
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- sorels
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- stimes
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- emetic
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- sleets
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noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- steers
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- smelts
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noun,
any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, of cold northern waters, as the North American rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax.
- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smolts
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noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- Steele
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noun,
Sir Richard, 1672–1729, English essayist, journalist, dramatist, and political leader; born in Ireland.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- esteem
-
noun,
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- steels
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- esters
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noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- steres
-
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- steles
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- smiles
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- slimes
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Somers
-
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- morsel
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noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- molest
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verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- scler-
-
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- recti-
-
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- rectos
-
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- omelet
-
noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- micro-
-
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Semele
-
noun,
a daughter of Cadmus and mother, by Zeus, of Dionysus.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- seemer
-
noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- Lesser
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- lessee
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., to whom a lease is granted.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- metro-
-
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- mestee
-
noun,
mustee.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- merles
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- scrims
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- melter
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- Melete
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses, the Muse of meditation.
Compare Aoede, mneme (def 2).
- melees
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- seccos
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- emesis
-
noun,
vomitus.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- emeers
-
noun,
emir.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- cosecs
-
noun,
cosecant.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- COSMIC
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- 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.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- cross-
-
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- Eccles
-
noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- colics
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- teleo-
-
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Cecile
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Celtic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- celto-
-
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- CERMET
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- circle
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- ciscos
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- Cleome
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- cleric
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- storms
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- elect.
-
- emcees
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- elemis
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- misc.
-
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Miss.
-
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- miso-
-
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- mero-
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- coele
-
- ecol.
-
- Scot.
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- ster.
-
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- metr-
-
- Metol
-
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- coel-
-
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- emcee
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- 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:
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Recit
-
- 30-30
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- rect.
-
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- oste-
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- stome
-
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- OIcel
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- elem.
-
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- lect.
-
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sito-
-
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sero-
-
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- seti-
-
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- licet
-
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- telo-
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- ileo-
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- eccl.
-
- Icel.
-
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- tele-
-
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- crim.
-
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- crit.
-
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- ecto-
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- term.
-
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- meso-
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- cores
-
- Comr.
-
- sect.
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- semi-
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- seems
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Seric
-
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- melee
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- scr.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- ter.
-
- tri-
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Sol.
-
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- tel-
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- SLIC
-
- scil
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rom.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sci.
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- str.
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- sec.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Sem.
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Ste.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- rit.
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- itol
-
- eco-
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- ect-
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- EEOC
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Cres
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- MILR
-
- coml
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Cor.
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cort
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- mil.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mic.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mes-
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Com.
-
- Ire.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ESIS
-
- iso-
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- eso-
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- IMCO
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- ile-
-
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- IEEE
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- lit.
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- 1080
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- EMet
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- OEEC
-
- Oct.
-
- cir.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- MSTS
-
- MSSc
-
- MSIE
-
- MSEE
-
- msec
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cet-
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- osis
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- CCls
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- Cels
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- MSCE
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- mol.
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Col.
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- cml.
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- mis-
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEC
-
- ERT
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- CCR
-
- St.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- SSM
-
- SST
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ETO
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- cc.
-
- Tro
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ESR
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ct.
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ESL
-
- SRS
-
- cl.
-
- ss.
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- EMT
-
- SSR
-
- EOE
-
- CSC
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EEE
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- eir
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Clo
-
- cle
-
- CRS
-
- EEO
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- TCS
-
- CRT
-
- ECM
-
- ec-
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- CLI
-
- cte
-
- CTC
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- EMR
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- STI
-
- CMC
-
- CLR
-
- CSO
-
- CEO
-
- tr.
-
- STL
-
- STM
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRC
-
- TLC
-
- EIS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CIC
-
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- tlo
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ETS
-
- tlr
-
- TMO
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ETR
-
- RCT
-
- TSS
-
- MLR
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- So.
-
- MLS
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- MOR
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RTS
-
- SRO
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- MSC
-
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- se-
-
- sc.
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- SCS
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- SCM
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- RMC
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Mc-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ose
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- oic
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MTI
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MSE
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- MSI
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- MTS
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- OCC
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OEM
-
- Me.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- ISR
-
- LCM
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ir.
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IRC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LCT
-
- SLE
-
- SLR
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ist
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- ITC
-
- ise
-
- ite
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- LCI
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- Lt.
-
- IRL
-
- SMS
-
- LIM
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- IOT
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- ics
-
- ltr
-
- io-
-
- LST
-
- ICC
-
- LSS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOC
-
- ILO
-
- LMT
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ier
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- il-
-
- ior
-
- ILS
-
- IOC
-
- RI
-
- R.
-
- ol
-
- RC
-
- CE
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- le
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SL
-
- EI
-
- M.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ic
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LR
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TC
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- T1
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- t.
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- SM
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- S.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- LM
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TL
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- RO
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- TM
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- ee
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- L2
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- L1
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
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- L.
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- O.
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- i.
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