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- galaxies
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noun,
Astronomy.
a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space.
(usually initial capital letter) Milky Way.
- anglaise
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noun,
an old English country-dance.
- alexias
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noun,
a neurologic disorder marked by loss of the ability to understand written or printed language, usually resulting from a brain lesion or a congenital defect.
- lawings
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noun,
a bill, especially for food or drink in a tavern.
- galenas
-
noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- wangles
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noun,
an act or instance of wangling.
- Agenais
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noun,
an ancient region of SW France.
- waxings
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noun,
the act or process of applying wax, as in polishing or filling.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- agnails
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noun,
hangnail.
- Saginaw
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noun,
a port in E Michigan, on the Saginaw River.
- Alexian
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noun,
a member of a congregation of brothers founded for the care of the sick at Mechlin, Brabant, in the 15th century.
- algesia
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noun,
sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
- alexins
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noun,
complement (def 10).
- in-laws
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noun,
a relative by marriage.
- anlages
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noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- waxing
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noun,
the act or process of applying wax, as in polishing or filling.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- lignes
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- seawan
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noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Anlage
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noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- Anglia
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noun,
Latin name of England.
- Angles
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Angela
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- aligns
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- algins
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noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- ALEXIS
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noun,
a male or female given name: from a Greek word meaning “helper.”.
- alexin
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noun,
complement (def 10).
- ligase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- swinge
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verb (used with object),
to thrash; punish.
- ligans
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noun,
lagan.
- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- in-law
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noun,
a relative by marriage.
- Ingles
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- single
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silage
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- signal
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- lagans
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noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- lagena
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noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- wangle
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noun,
an act or instance of wangling.
- Gawain
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noun,
Arthurian Romance. one of the knights of the Round Table: a nephew of King Arthur.
- lasing
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noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- Galena
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noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- lawing
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noun,
a bill, especially for food or drink in a tavern.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- sewing
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noun,
the act or work of one who sews.
- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- waling
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noun,
a number of wales, taken as a whole.
- liangs
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- inwale
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noun,
(in an open boat) a horizontal timber binding together the frames along the top strake.
- Alexia
-
noun,
a neurologic disorder marked by loss of the ability to understand written or printed language, usually resulting from a brain lesion or a congenital defect.
- wigans
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noun,
a stiff, canvaslike fabric for stiffening parts of garments.
- Aegina
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Alexas
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- xenias
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noun,
the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
- A-axis
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noun,
the horizontal crystallographic axis passing from front to back.
- Alesia
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noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- x-line
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noun,
mean line.
- agnail
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noun,
hangnail.
- wains
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- Galen
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noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Agena
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noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- galas
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noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Galax
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noun,
a plant, Galax urceolata, of the southeastern U.S., having rounded, evergreen leaves and spikes of small white flowers.
- Wiles
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noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- galea
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noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- gales
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noun,
a very strong wind.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- gaels
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noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Lawes
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noun,
Henry ("Harry") 1596–1662, English composer.
- Waals
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noun,
Johannes Diderick van der [yoh-hah-nuh s dee-duh-rik vahn duh r] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs ˈdi də rɪk vɑn dər/ (Show IPA), 1837–1923, Dutch physicist: Nobel prize 1910.
- sexi-
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- AEGIS
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- gains
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- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Elgin
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Lexis
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noun,
the vocabulary of a language, as distinct from its grammar; the total stock of words and idiomatic combinations of them in a language; lexicon.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Lewis
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noun,
a device for lifting a dressed stone, consisting of a number of pieces fitting together to fill a dovetailed recess cut into the stone.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Elwin
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noun,
a male given name.
- wails
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noun,
the act of wailing.
- agile
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adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- sewan
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noun,
seawan.
- Nigel
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noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Liana
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- wages
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noun,
Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.
Compare living wage, minimum wage.
- Legis
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- Ewing
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noun,
a township in W New Jersey.
- swine
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noun,
any stout, cloven-hoofed artiodactyl of the Old World family Suidae, having a thick hide sparsely covered with coarse hair, a disklike snout, and an often short, tasseled tail: now of worldwide distribution and hunted or raised for its meat and other products.
Compare hog, pig1 , wild boar.
- Genl.
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- lansa
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noun,
langsat.
- saiga
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noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- lagan
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noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- 30-30
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- slang
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noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- signa
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verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Xenia
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noun,
the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
- lagen
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noun,
laggin.
- singe
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noun,
a superficial burn.
- Silex
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noun,
flint; silica.
- sing.
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- sinew
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noun,
a tendon.
- Ingle
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- sagan
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noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- inlaw
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noun,
a relative by marriage.
- wings
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noun,
Also called aviation badge. Military Informal. a badge bearing the image of a spread pair of bird's wings with a distinctive center design, awarded to an aircrewman on completion of certain requirements.
- gwine
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verb,
present part. of go1 .
- agnel
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noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Swain
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noun,
a male admirer or lover.
- Lange
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noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- swang
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noun,
the act, manner, or progression of swinging; movement in alternate directions or in a particular direction.
- lang.
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- Giles
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noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- lanas
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- swale
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noun,
a low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land.
- wines
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noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- swage
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noun,
a tool for bending cold metal to a required shape.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- glans
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noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- glean
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- nixes
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noun,
nothing.
- Lanai
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Laing
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noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- gnaws
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verb (used with object),
to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
- liang
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- sengi
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noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Wales
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noun,
a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).
- anis-
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- Angl.
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- alani
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plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Angle
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Segal
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noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- angi-
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- liwan
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noun,
iwan.
- weans
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Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- Segni
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- ASEAN
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- weals
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- ling.
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- alien
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noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alexa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- algae
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plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- algia
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- Algie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Alas.
-
- Alwin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anal.
-
- lweis
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- waxen
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noun,
Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.
- Agnes
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noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- Agnew
-
noun,
David Hayes, 1818–92, U.S. surgeon.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- wanes
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- axils
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noun,
the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
- axile
-
adjective,
in or of an axis.
- lign-
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- axial
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or forming an axis:
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- axels
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noun,
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
- Wigan
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noun,
a stiff, canvaslike fabric for stiffening parts of garments.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- Aswan
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noun,
Ancient Syene. a city in SE Egypt, on the Nile.
- waxes
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noun,
Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sawn
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- lex.
-
- Sig.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NEWS
-
noun,
a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Sax.
-
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Nile
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noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- sewn
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noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- sex-
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- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- leg.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Lani
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Saxe
-
noun,
Comte Hermann Maurice de [er-man maw-rees duh] /ɛrˈman mɔˈris də/ (Show IPA), 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.
- Leix
-
noun,
Laoighis.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lin.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- lawn
-
noun,
a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lwei
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 1080
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- wans
-
noun,
wide-area network.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- Weil
-
noun,
André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- wean
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- weal
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- awes
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- awns
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- Axel
-
noun,
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- axes
-
noun,
plural of axis1 .
- axil
-
noun,
the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
- Axis
-
noun,
the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.
- axle
-
noun,
Machinery. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
- Wane
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- wale
-
noun,
a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- ins.
-
- Wal.
-
- WAIS
-
noun,
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
See under Wechsler Scales.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- anew
-
adverb,
over again; again; once more:
- wens
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Xian
-
noun,
hsien.
- wise
-
noun,
way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases):
- Wis.
-
- WINS
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- Wing
-
noun,
either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- wine
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- wile
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Anax
-
noun,
one of the Gigantes and father of Asterius.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Wien
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alex
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- Alg.
-
- Alis
-
- Anas
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- elix
-
- GWEN
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gwendolyn or Guenevere.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- swig
-
noun,
an amount of liquid, especially liquor, taken in one swallow; draught:
- SWAN
-
noun,
any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure-white plumage in the adult.
Compare mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- swag
-
noun,
a suspended wreath, garland, drapery, or the like, fastened up at or near each end and hanging down in the middle; festoon.
- gnaw
-
verb (used with object),
to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- slew
-
noun,
a large number or quantity:
- IAEA
-
- slaw
-
noun,
coleslaw.
- iana
-
- ign.
-
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- ile-
-
- ilex
-
noun,
holm oak.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- inae
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Waal
-
noun,
a river in the central Netherlands, flowing W to the Meuse River: the center branch of the lower Rhine. 52 miles (84 km) long.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Wain
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- wail
-
noun,
the act of wailing.
- wags
-
noun,
the act of wagging:
- Ewan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- exa-
-
- waes
-
noun,
woe.
- wage
-
noun,
Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.
Compare living wage, minimum wage.
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Six
-
noun,
a cardinal number, five plus one.
- SLA
-
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- SWG
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- xis
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- Wes
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Wesley.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- wax
-
noun,
Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SLE
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Wig
-
noun,
an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
- sew
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- Sw.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- WAG
-
noun,
the act of wagging:
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- was
-
verb,
1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- SAW
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- SAA
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- SWA
-
- Ex.
-
- Axa
-
noun,
Achsah.
- Eg.
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- ESA
-
- ESL
-
- Ga.
-
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- gi.
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- GAW
-
noun,
a narrow, trenchlike depression, especially a furrow in the earth or a worn or thin area in cloth.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Ges
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- GSA
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ax.
-
- AWL
-
noun,
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
- IAS
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ag-
-
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- AAE
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- ASW
-
- awa
-
adverb,
away.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- gl.
-
- il-
-
- NAA
-
- LAX
-
adjective,
not strict or severe; careless or negligent:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Les
-
- Lew
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LNG
-
- LSI
-
- NSW
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NES
-
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nix
-
noun,
nothing.
- NSA
-
- NWS
-
- Law
-
noun,
the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- Xn.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- La.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- IG
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- i.
-
- SN
-
- L2
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NL
-
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- NW
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- le
-
- Xe
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- xi
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SG
-
- XL
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- GW
-
- GN
-
- WL
-
- N.
-
- WI
-
- w/
-
- ln
-
- L.
-
- IW
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- lx
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SL
-
- NG
-
- NI
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- EI
-
- LW
-
- L1
-
- WG
-
- G.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.