Anagrams of self-basting
Word self-basting has
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- tangibles
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noun,
something tangible, especially a tangible asset.
- stablings
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noun,
accommodation for horses or other draft or farm animals in a stable.
- beastings
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noun,
beestings.
- stealings
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- self-bias
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noun,
voltage developed on an electrode in a vacuum tube circuit as a result of current flowing through a resistor in a lead to the cathode or to a grid.
- fatlings
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noun,
a young animal, as a calf or a lamb, fattened for slaughter.
- gainless
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adjective,
unprofitable.
- gelatins
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- genitals
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plural noun,
genitalia.
- Blessing
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noun,
the act or words of a person who blesses.
- giantess
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noun,
an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- slatings
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noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- aglisten
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adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- glassine
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noun,
a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.
- seatings
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- tangible
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noun,
something tangible, especially a tangible asset.
- beltings
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noun,
material for belts.
- singlets
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noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- eastings
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- inflates
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- beatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- instable
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adjective,
not stable; unstable.
- bastings
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noun,
sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
- bassinet
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noun,
a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.
- basinets
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- lastings
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noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- signable
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adjective,
suitable for signing, as in being satisfactory, appropriate, or complete:
- leasings
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- lesbians
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- gabfests
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noun,
a gathering at which there is a great deal of conversation.
- glistens
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noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- stabiles
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- salients
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- stealing
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- feltings
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noun,
felted material, either woven or felt fabric.
- stabling
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noun,
accommodation for horses or other draft or farm animals in a stable.
- finagles
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verb (used with object),
to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of):
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- stabile
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- beating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- stables
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noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- basting
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noun,
sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
- ingests
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verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- Bassein
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noun,
a city in SW Burma, near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- fatling
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noun,
a young animal, as a calf or a lamb, fattened for slaughter.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- basinet
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- fastens
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verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- Antibes
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noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- Lessing
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noun,
Doris (May) 1919–2013, British novelist in Africa; born in Persia; Nobel Prize in Literature 2007.
- fatness
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noun,
the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- legists
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noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- Astilbe
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noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- signals
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- felting
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noun,
felted material, either woven or felt fabric.
- lasting
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noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- signets
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noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- silages
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- silanes
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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.
- tangles
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- finagle
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verb (used with object),
to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of):
- gisants
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- 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.
- slating
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noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- giblets
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plural noun,
the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
- finales
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- bigness
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noun,
the fact or condition of being large in size, extent, amount, etc.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- fitness
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noun,
health.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- flanges
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noun,
a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for the attachment of other objects.
- stifles
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noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- gabfest
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noun,
a gathering at which there is a great deal of conversation.
- glassie
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noun,
glassy (def 4).
- glisten
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noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- infests
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verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- Belfast
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noun,
a seaport in and capital of Northern Ireland, on the E coast.
- Belgian
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Belgium.
- singles
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- singlet
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noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- belting
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noun,
material for belts.
- fiestas
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noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- ligates
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- Bengali
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.
- bengals
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noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- Sitsang
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noun,
Tibet (def 1).
- bestial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- filasse
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noun,
any of various vegetable fibers, other than cotton, processed for manufacture into yarn.
- finable
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adjective,
subject to a fine; punishable by a fine.
- ligases
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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.
- beflags
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verb (used with object),
to cover or deck with flags.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Anglist
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noun,
Anglicist.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- abseils
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- tinsels
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- absents
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adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- listens
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- sabines
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- tingles
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noun,
a tingling sensation.
- albites
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- genit.
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- giblet
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plural noun,
the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
- agists
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verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- gainst
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preposition,
against.
- tables
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noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- ganefs
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noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- sabins
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- blasts
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- slings
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- gaslit
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noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- gelati
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noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- bleats
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blites
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noun,
sea blite.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- aglets
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noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- gneiss
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noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- albite
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- infest
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verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- single
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- belgas
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noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- albeit
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conjunction,
although; even if:
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- tangle
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- Bengal
-
noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- Benita
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noun,
a female given name.
- Nesbit
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noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- Besant
-
noun,
bezant.
- slangs
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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.
- slates
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- glints
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noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- ligate
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- slants
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noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- aglint
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adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- gisant
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- binges
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noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- bingle
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noun,
base hit.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- gables
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- Fables
-
noun,
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue:
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- stable
-
noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- festal
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adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- abient
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adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- fagins
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noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- feists
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noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- feints
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- faints
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noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- falsie
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noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- feigns
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verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- feasts
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noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- stages
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- gabies
-
noun,
a fool.
- finlet
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noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- stings
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- flange
-
noun,
a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for the attachment of other objects.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- absent
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adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- beings
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- 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.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- assign
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- bating
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noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- Angles
-
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.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- basils
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- bastes
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- Basset
-
noun,
one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- basnet
-
noun,
basinet.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- begins
-
verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- beasts
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- bangle
-
noun,
a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- ligase
-
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.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- beflag
-
verb (used with object),
to cover or deck with flags.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- angsts
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- begats
-
plural noun,
genealogical lists, especially those in the Old Testament.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- singes
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- fling
-
noun,
an act of flinging.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- ft-lb
-
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- fists
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- lang.
-
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- flabs
-
noun,
flabby flesh; unwanted fat:
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- 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.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- sifts
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- lign-
-
- sanit
-
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- stabs
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Sans.
-
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- feign
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- 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.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Legis
-
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- ling.
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- feti-
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- gains
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- sebi-
-
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- in-lb
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- gleba
-
noun,
the sporogenous tissue forming the central part of the sporophore in certain fungi, as in puffballs and stinkhorns.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- slang
-
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.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Glass
-
noun,
a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- inst.
-
- gists
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Nabis
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- natl.
-
- self-
-
- seifs
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- selfs
-
noun,
a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality:
- sings
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- IATSE
-
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- slabs
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- slags
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- snags
-
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.
- gasts
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Ital.
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- ganef
-
noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gable
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Gabes
-
noun,
Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- gifts
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- sines
-
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.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- seti-
-
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- gests
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Genl.
-
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- safes
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- 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).
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- angi-
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Angl.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Angle
-
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.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- anis-
-
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- bilge
-
noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Algie
-
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.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- alti-
-
- Bliss
-
noun,
supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- bless
-
verb (used with object),
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- ante-
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- basts
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- bagel
-
noun,
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Balt.
-
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- befit
-
verb (used with object),
to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit:
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Beng.
-
- anti-
-
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- bests
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tangs
-
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assn.
-
- belga
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- asst.
-
- Belg.
-
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- begat
-
verb,
simple past tense of beget.
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- 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.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Fagin
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- fable
-
noun,
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- estab
-
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- fasts
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- 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.
- stge.
-
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- 30-30
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- aet.
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- SATB
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ten.
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Lani
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- 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.
- asis
-
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- bal.
-
- 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.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- 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.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Sig.
-
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- AFGE
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Sat.
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- abl.
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- ates
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lat.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tel-
-
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- SASE
-
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- ABLS
-
- BAgE
-
- abs-
-
- leg.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- lea.
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- agst
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- Alis
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Alg.
-
- alt.
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- SEbS
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Alb.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- LitB
-
- lit.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- 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:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ANSI
-
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- 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.
- agit
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ant.
-
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- lin.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- NTIA
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- NTSB
-
- SBLI
-
- Sab.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- btl.
-
- Gal.
-
- BSNA
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- BSSA
-
- BSSE
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- tab.
-
- BSLS
-
- stlg
-
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- stg.
-
- EFTA
-
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- BSIT
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 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.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- BSIE
-
- BSAE
-
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- BSES
-
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- BSFS
-
- BSFT
-
- BSGE
-
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- Ste.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- fess
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- fags
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- ESIS
-
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Feb.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Fang
-
noun,
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fibs
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- flag
-
noun,
a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
- flab
-
noun,
flabby flesh; unwanted fat:
- Fla.
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- ELAS
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Fin.
-
- Ens.
-
- filt
-
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eng.
-
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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).
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- fig.
-
- enl.
-
- BLit
-
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- 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.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- infl
-
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Inf.
-
- inae
-
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- ile-
-
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- ign.
-
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- ible
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ins.
-
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Lab.
-
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ISSN
-
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- 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.
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- intl
-
- int.
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- 1080
-
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- gift
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- bin-
-
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- TSE
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- STI
-
- SSA
-
- SSB
-
- SSE
-
- SLE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Tng
-
- Sgt
-
- SSN
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tbi
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- TSI
-
- SSI
-
- TNB
-
- TBA
-
- STL
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- Sta
-
- TAL
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- TGN
-
- St.
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ss.
-
- SLA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TIA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SBE
-
- STB
-
- SST
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Bt.
-
- efl
-
- ef-
-
- EBS
-
- EbN
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eg.
-
- BTE
-
- BST
-
- EIS
-
- BSN
-
- BSF
-
- BSE
-
- BSA
-
- BSL
-
- BNS
-
- Bn.
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BLS
-
- ble
-
- BLA
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- BIE
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Ga.
-
- ft.
-
- FSA
-
- FLB
-
- Fl.
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Fia
-
- fgn
-
- FET
-
- FBI
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- FAB
-
adjective,
fabulous (def 2).
- FBA
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ETS
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- gi.
-
- AFS
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Agt
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- 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:
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AFL
-
- ANF
-
- AFB
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEF
-
- ae.
-
- abt
-
- abn
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ag-
-
- Af.
-
- ab-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANG
-
- bi-
-
- BSS
-
- BFT
-
- BFS
-
- BFA
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- bl.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- BEF
-
- be-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- asb
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- GBE
-
- FIB
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LSS
-
- LSI
-
- LNG
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lif
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LTA
-
- lbf
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- LST
-
- NSF
-
- Isl
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- NSA
-
- NLF
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- NFL
-
- NES
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- NBA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ist
-
- LaF
-
- TSS
-
- Ia.
-
- IBN
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- ib.
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ges
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- 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.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- gl.
-
- glb
-
- GSA
-
- GTS
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- gt.
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- ing
-
- ine
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ILS
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- in.
-
- SL
-
- 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.
- GN
-
- FB
-
- FE
-
- GB
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TL
-
- fg
-
- TN
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- NL
-
- SG
-
- fn
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- G.
-
- TB
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- BG
-
- le
-
- IG
-
- Eb
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- L.
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- t.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LF
-
- NI
-
- i.
-
- NG
-
- NF
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- TG
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- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- SF
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- BF
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ln
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- B-
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