Anagrams of self-consecration
Word self-consecration has
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- consecrations
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noun,
the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.
- confectioners
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noun,
a person who makes or sells candies and, sometimes, ice cream, cakes, etc.
- self-conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- Consecration
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noun,
the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.
- intolerances
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noun,
lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
- confectioner
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noun,
a person who makes or sells candies and, sometimes, ice cream, cakes, etc.
- concertinas
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noun,
a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- consecrates
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adjective,
consecrated; sacred.
- coessential
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adjective,
united in essence; having the same essence or nature.
- oceanfronts
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noun,
the land along the shore of an ocean.
- intolerance
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noun,
lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
- electronics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons in a vacuum, in gaseous media, and in semiconductors.
- concretions
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noun,
the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
- calc-sinter
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noun,
travertine.
- confections
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noun,
a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
- florentines
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Florence, Italy.
- recessional
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noun,
a hymn or other piece of music played at the end of a service while the congregation is filing out.
- confiscates
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adjective,
seized or appropriated, as for public use.
- constancies
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noun,
the quality of being unchanging or unwavering, as in purpose, love, or loyalty; firmness of mind; faithfulness.
- transience
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noun,
transient state or quality.
- antecessor
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noun,
a person who goes before; predecessor.
- increscent
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adjective,
increasing or waxing, as the moon.
- concession
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noun,
the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument:
- electronic
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adjective,
of or relating to electronics or to devices, circuits, or systems developed through electronics.
- nectarines
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- concretion
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noun,
the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
- foster-son
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noun,
a boy raised like one's own son, though not such by birth or adoption.
- coastlines
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- confection
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noun,
a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
- caen-stone
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noun,
a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- ancestries
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noun,
family or ancestral descent; lineage.
- refinances
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verb (used with object),
to finance again.
- anelectric
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adjective,
not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- reflection
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noun,
the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- Florissant
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noun,
a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- oceanfront
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noun,
the land along the shore of an ocean.
- concertino
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noun,
a short concerto.
- concertina
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noun,
a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- cortisones
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noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- fornicates
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- constances
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noun,
Lake. German Boden·see. a lake in W Europe, bounded by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 46 miles (74 km) long; 207 sq. mi. (536 sq. km).
- reconciles
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired:
- transsonic
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adjective,
transonic.
- resections
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- feneration
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noun,
the lending of money on interest.
- cross-file
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verb (used with or without object),
to register as a candidate in the primary elections of more than one party.
- secretions
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- Resistance
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noun,
the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- neoclassic
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adjective,
(sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- resonances
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noun,
the state or quality of being resonant.
- iconoclast
-
noun,
a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
- ectocornea
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noun,
the outer layer of the cornea.
- ostensoria
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noun,
ostensory.
- stoneflies
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noun,
any of numerous dull-colored primitive aquatic insects of the order Plecoptera, having a distinctive flattened body shape: a major food source for game fish, especially bass and trout, which makes them popular as models for fishing flies.
- ironstones
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noun,
any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
- tolerances
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noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- arsenolite
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
- corelation
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noun,
correlation.
- connecters
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noun,
connector.
- octonaries
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noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- conoscenti
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plural noun,
cognoscenti.
- roscoelite
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noun,
a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- consociate
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adjective, noun, verb (used without object),
associate.
- constrains
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- containers
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- innersoles
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noun,
insole.
- interclass
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adjective,
between classes; involving different classes.
- consecrate
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adjective,
consecrated; sacred.
- Florentine
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Florence, Italy.
- confiscate
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adjective,
seized or appropriated, as for public use.
- interfaces
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noun,
a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- interlaces
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- frontless
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adjective,
shameless; unblushing.
- innersole
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noun,
insole.
- carotenes
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- insolents
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noun,
an insolent person.
- arsenites
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- clarinets
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- fricassee
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noun,
meat, especially chicken or veal, browned lightly, stewed, and served in a sauce made with its own stock.
- cretonnes
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noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- scenarist
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noun,
a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- recession
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- recension
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noun,
an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- silencers
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- clarences
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noun,
a closed, four-wheeled carriage, usually with a glass front, with seats inside for four persons.
- Cantonese
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
- falconets
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noun,
any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- falconers
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noun,
a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.
- Nestorian
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noun,
one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- frontenis
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noun,
a Latin American game, resembling squash, played with rackets and a hard rubber ball on a three-walled court similar to a jai alai court.
- factories
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noun,
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- crocoites
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- oilstones
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noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- sectaries
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noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- croissant
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noun,
a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.
- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- internals
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noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- reconcile
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired:
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- narcotics
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- ensconces
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verb (used with object),
to settle securely or snugly:
- olecranon
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noun,
the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
- cloisonne
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noun,
enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground.
- fasteners
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noun,
any of various devices for fastening.
- reflation
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noun,
restoration of economic activity, consumer prices, etc., to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- Francisco
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noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Francis.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- oleoresin
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noun,
a mixture of an essential oil and a resin, found in nature.
- olfaction
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noun,
the act of smelling.
- refinance
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verb (used with object),
to finance again.
- anorectic
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noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- fascicles
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noun,
a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
- insolates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- carolines
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noun,
a female given name.
- refection
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noun,
refreshment, especially with food or drink.
- oleasters
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noun,
an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- Solferino
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noun,
a village in SE Lombardy, in N Italy: battle 1859. 1811.
- nectarine
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- farnesols
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noun,
a colorless, unsaturated, liquid alcohol, C 15 H 26 O, having a slight floral odor, extracted from the flowers of the acacia, cassia oil, or the like: used in perfumery.
- reenlists
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verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- creosotes
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noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- sectorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a sector.
- insensate
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adjective,
not endowed with sensation; inanimate:
- cleansers
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- insolence
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noun,
contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
- free-soil
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noun,
a region, especially a U.S. territory, prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War.
- Canticles
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noun,
one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
- cineastes
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- increases
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- ironstone
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noun,
any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- incessant
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adjective,
continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending:
- ton-force
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noun,
two thousand pound-force. Abbreviation: tonf.
- escaroles
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- sclerotin
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noun,
an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- tolerance
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noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- notecases
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noun,
billfold.
- Orleanist
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noun,
a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- entrances
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- scolecite
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noun,
a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 10⋅, 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.
- casserole
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noun,
a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
- encircles
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verb (used with object),
to form a circle around; surround; encompass:
- electrics
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noun,
Railroads.
an electric locomotive.
Informal. a railroad operated by electricity.
- entresols
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noun,
a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
- Isocrates
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noun,
436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- calescent
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adjective,
growing warm; increasing in heat.
- interleaf
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noun,
an additional leaf, usually blank, inserted between or bound with the regular printed leaves of a book, as to separate chapters or provide room for a reader's notes.
- occasions
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- interlace
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- octennial
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adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- intonacos
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- canescent
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adjective,
covered with whitish or grayish pubescence, as certain plants.
- orientals
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- celeriacs
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noun,
a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, of the parsley family, having a large, edible, turniplike root.
- scot-free
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adjective,
completely free from harm, restraint, punishment, or obligation:
- interface
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noun,
a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- canisters
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- canneries
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- inertance
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noun,
the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
- canonists
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- centriole
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noun,
a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
- secretins
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- cessation
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noun,
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
- crossline
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noun,
a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points:
- instances
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- softeners
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noun,
Chemistry.
any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity.
water softener.
- latencies
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- cilantros
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- sarcenets
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- sclerites
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noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- Ascension
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noun,
the act of ascending; ascent.
- larcenies
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noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- soft-coal
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noun,
bituminous coal.
- cicerones
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- sarcosine
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noun,
a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- lannerets
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noun,
the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
- sclerotia
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noun,
a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- tonsorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a barber or barbering:
- seafloors
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noun,
the solid surface underlying a sea or an ocean.
- canonries
-
noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- esoterica
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plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- narceines
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- isooctane
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noun,
the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- essential
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noun,
a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point:
- tanneries
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noun,
a place where tanning is carried on.
- sea-front
-
noun,
an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- ectosarcs
-
noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- sclerotic
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adjective,
Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- iterances
-
noun,
iteration.
- eclosions
-
noun,
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- estonians
-
noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- assertion
-
noun,
a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason:
- lace-fern
-
noun,
a small, tufted fern, Cheilanthes gracillima, having dark-brown stalks and fronds about 4 inches (10.2 cm) long.
- traceless
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adjective,
having or leaving no trace:
- sanctions
-
noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- senoritas
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- coercions
-
noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- acre-foot
-
noun,
a unit of volume of water in irrigation: the amount covering one acre to a depth of one foot, equal to 43,560 cubic feet.
- coeternal
-
adjective,
existing with another eternally.
- Rocinante
-
noun,
Rosinante.
- resection
-
noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- florences
-
noun,
Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- fooleries
-
noun,
foolish action or conduct.
- conflicts
-
noun,
a fight, battle, or struggle, especially a prolonged struggle; strife.
- forensics
-
noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- coenosarc
-
noun,
the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.
- aerolites
-
noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- foresails
-
noun,
the lowermost sail on a foremast.
- resonates
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- confronts
-
verb (used with object),
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose:
- locations
-
noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- selection
-
noun,
an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- treenails
-
noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- felonries
-
noun,
the whole body or class of felons.
- connecter
-
noun,
connector.
- rooflines
-
noun,
the outline of a rooftop.
- connector
-
noun,
a person or thing that connects.
- conflates
-
verb (used with object),
to fuse into one entity; merge:
- acroleins
-
noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- contrails
-
noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- resinates
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- resonance
-
noun,
the state or quality of being resonant.
- cornelian
-
noun,
carnelian.
- concretes
-
noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- conenoses
-
noun,
any of several bloodsucking assassin bugs of the genus Triatoma, some of which inflict a painful bite and serve as vectors of Chagas' disease.
- trifocals
-
noun,
trifocals, eyeglasses with trifocal lenses.
- resonants
-
noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- saliences
-
noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- footraces
-
noun,
a race run by contestants on foot.
- cornicles
-
noun,
any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.
- coistrels
-
noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- concertos
-
noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- foreclose
-
verb (used with object),
Law.
to deprive (a mortgagor or pledgor) of the right to redeem his or her property, especially on failure to make payment on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee.
to take away the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge).
- tenancies
-
noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- confessor
-
noun,
a person who confesses.
- aerofoils
-
noun,
airfoil.
- colocates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
- corselets
-
noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- acrostics
-
noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- forecasts
-
verb (used with object),
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
- serotinal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- cofactors
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of various organic or inorganic substances necessary to the function of an enzyme.
- conations
-
noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- afternoon
-
noun,
the time from noon until evening.
- colorcast
-
noun,
a television program broadcast in color.
- Firestone
-
noun,
a fire-resisting stone, especially a kind of sandstone used in fireplaces, furnaces, etc.
- accession
-
noun,
the act of coming into the possession of a right, title, office, etc.:
- relations
-
noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- cosecants
-
noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- self-care
-
noun,
care of the self without medical or other professional consultation.
- accretion
-
noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- Colossian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Colossae.
- coastline
-
noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- consortia
-
noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- sonorants
-
noun,
a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- cortisols
-
noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- relocates
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- accentors
-
noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- flections
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- corelates
-
verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- coalesces
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to unite in one body or mass.
- reliances
-
noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- flatirons
-
noun,
a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- container
-
noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- coactions
-
noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- fontanels
-
noun,
one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- rotenones
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- renascent
-
adjective,
being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
- sensation
-
noun,
the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.
- Constance
-
noun,
Lake. German Boden·see. a lake in W Europe, bounded by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 46 miles (74 km) long; 207 sq. mi. (536 sq. km).
- concentre
-
verb (used with or without object),
concenter.
- fornicate
-
adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- concenter
-
verb (used with or without object),
to bring or converge to a common center; concentrate.
- colorists
-
noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- corantoes
-
noun,
courante.
- serotonin
-
noun,
a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes.
- cortisone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- Rosinante
-
noun,
the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- fortalice
-
noun,
a small fort; an outwork.
- aloofness
-
noun,
the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference:
- serotines
-
noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- fossorial
-
adjective,
digging or burrowing.
- constrain
-
verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- concrete
-
noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- coracles
-
noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- sensoria
-
noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- concerts
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- electro-
-
- conceals
-
verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- celosias
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- scrannel
-
adjective,
thin or slight.
- electron
-
noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- centiare
-
noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- notecase
-
noun,
billfold.
- sericate
-
adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- notional
-
adjective,
pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- concents
-
noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- noteless
-
adjective,
not noted; undistinguished; unnoticed.
- elastins
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- elations
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- centares
-
noun,
centiare.
- election
-
noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- concerns
-
noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- conceits
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- Notornis
-
noun,
a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
- cenacles
-
noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- centesis
-
noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- electric
-
noun,
Railroads.
an electric locomotive.
Informal. a railroad operated by electricity.
- elastics
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- concerto
-
noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- Scranton
-
noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- narceine
-
noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- conflate
-
verb (used with object),
to fuse into one entity; merge:
- celestas
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- contessa
-
noun,
countess.
- Tirolese
-
adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- encloses
-
verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- connects
-
adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- contrail
-
noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- casefies
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become like cheese.
- sclerite
-
noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- connotes
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- enforces
-
verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- instance
-
noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- oilstone
-
noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- contains
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- conifers
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- carotins
-
noun,
carotene.
- consents
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- Caroline
-
noun,
a female given name.
- insolent
-
noun,
an insolent person.
- oleaster
-
noun,
an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- consoles
-
noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- insolate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- insnares
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- consorts
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- ensconce
-
verb (used with object),
to settle securely or snugly:
- location
-
noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- coolants
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- electros
-
noun,
electrotype.
- Sentinel
-
noun,
a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
- conenose
-
noun,
any of several bloodsucking assassin bugs of the genus Triatoma, some of which inflict a painful bite and serve as vectors of Chagas' disease.
- celeriac
-
noun,
a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, of the parsley family, having a large, edible, turniplike root.
- snifters
-
noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- intrans.
-
- cooncans
-
noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- intonaco
-
noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- confects
-
noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- scooters
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- occasion
-
noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- tireless
-
adjective,
untiring; indefatigable:
- internes
-
noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- confront
-
verb (used with object),
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose:
- confines
-
noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- Elsinore
-
noun,
Helsingør.
- internal
-
noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- sentries
-
noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- Castries
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- enations
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- conflict
-
noun,
a fight, battle, or struggle, especially a prolonged struggle; strife.
- Tirolean
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- confocal
-
adjective,
having the same focus or foci.
- encircle
-
verb (used with object),
to form a circle around; surround; encompass:
- centiles
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- colorant
-
noun,
something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
- centners
-
noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- serotine
-
noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- Teresian
-
noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- cocinero
-
noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- Teresina
-
noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- carotene
-
noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- Leinster
-
noun,
a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- cortisol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- sections
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- L-series
-
noun,
See under L-line.
- cortico-
-
- clarions
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- cortical
-
adjective,
Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
- clarinos
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- corslets
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- cleanser
-
noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- clarinet
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- cretonne
-
noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- coercion
-
noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- silencer
-
noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- coesites
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- Clarence
-
noun,
a closed, four-wheeled carriage, usually with a glass front, with seats inside for four persons.
- neonates
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- neoteric
-
noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- Clairton
-
noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- lections
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lecterns
-
noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- croceins
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- Crescent
-
noun,
a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
- cocaines
-
noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- cofactor
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of various organic or inorganic substances necessary to the function of an enzyme.
- Creation
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- telerans
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- close-in
-
adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- crannies
-
noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- Cranston
-
noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- narcosis
-
noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- narcotic
-
noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- costrels
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- cloister
-
noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- tensions
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- creatine
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- coaction
-
noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- coalesce
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to unite in one body or mass.
- seilenos
-
noun,
Silenus.
- cleanses
-
verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- seicento
-
noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- Nearctic
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- licences
-
noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- coarsens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- licenses
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- coasters
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- creosols
-
noun,
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
- necroses
-
noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- necrosis
-
noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- creosote
-
noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- cosecant
-
noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- leisters
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- crocoite
-
noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- cistrons
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- conation
-
noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- ecotones
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- siroccos
-
noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- lactoses
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- lactones
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Lacrosse
-
noun,
a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- colonics
-
noun,
an enema.
- Colonies
-
noun,
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
- ecclesia
-
noun,
an assembly, especially the popular assembly of ancient Athens.
- nonaries
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- eclosion
-
noun,
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- sea-lion
-
noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- colonist
-
noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- iterance
-
noun,
iteration.
- ectosarc
-
noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- colocate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
- colorist
-
noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- isotones
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- cerastes
-
noun,
any of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia.
- Colossae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Phrygia: seat of an early Christian church to which Paul wrote the Epistle to the Colossians.
- isostere
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- corelate
-
verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- isolates
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- corantos
-
noun,
courante.
- eftsoons
-
adverb,
soon after.
- Coltrane
-
noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- centrals
-
noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- seafloor
-
noun,
the solid surface underlying a sea or an ocean.
- nitroso-
-
- tiercels
-
noun,
tercel.
- cisterna
-
noun,
cistern (def 2).
- crotalin
-
noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- silences
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- lean-tos
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- corselet
-
noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- coronate
-
adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- coronals
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- crosslet
-
noun,
a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.
- ternions
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- coistrel
-
noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- circlets
-
noun,
a small circle.
- loricate
-
adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- crosstie
-
noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- secretin
-
noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- Nicolson
-
noun,
Sir Harold George, 1886–1968, English diplomat, biographer, and journalist (husband of Victoria Mary Sackville-West).
- earnests
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- cineoles
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- cornicle
-
noun,
any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.
- cineaste
-
noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- Lorestan
-
noun,
Luristan.
- cornices
-
noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- senorita
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- cilantro
-
noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- colinear
-
adjective,
collinear.
- cicerone
-
noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- tea-rose
-
noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- Cornelia
-
noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- tearless
-
adjective,
not weeping or shedding tears.
- lanneret
-
noun,
the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
- carlines
-
noun,
an old woman.
- frenetic
-
adjective,
frantic; frenzied.
- Carleton
-
noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- resonant
-
noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- fontinas
-
noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- sarsenet
-
noun,
sarcenet.
- trenails
-
noun,
treenail.
- estriols
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- ailerons
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- trefoils
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
- Asnieres
-
noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- estrones
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- Socratic
-
noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- resonate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- air-cool
-
verb (used with object),
Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
- treenail
-
noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- fontanel
-
noun,
one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- eternals
-
noun,
something that is eternal.
- ice-foot
-
noun,
(in polar regions) a belt of ice frozen to the shore, formed chiefly as a result of the rise and fall of the tides.
- footless
-
adjective,
lacking a foot or feet.
- footrace
-
noun,
a race run by contestants on foot.
- ice-floe
-
noun,
a large flat mass of floating ice.
- treasons
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Alcestis
-
noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- resinate
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- sarcenet
-
noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- softener
-
noun,
Chemistry.
any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity.
water softener.
- treacles
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- sternson
-
noun,
a knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost.
- Socrates
-
noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- Estonian
-
noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- faceless
-
adjective,
without a face:
- incenses
-
noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- fiancees
-
noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- aerofoil
-
noun,
airfoil.
- aerolite
-
noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- ortolans
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- salients
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- escarole
-
noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- aerosols
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- escolars
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- esconson
-
noun,
sconcheon.
- Escorial
-
noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- incenter
-
noun,
the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
- folacins
-
noun,
folic acid.
- retsinas
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- ostracon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- ateliers
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- foliates
-
adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- esoteric
-
adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- Ossetian
-
noun,
an Osset.
- essonite
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
- retinols
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- Ilocanos
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- sonances
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- societal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- ostioles
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- retinals
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- festoons
-
noun,
a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- solstice
-
noun,
Astronomy.
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice.
either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- forecast
-
verb (used with object),
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
- salience
-
noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- farolito
-
noun,
luminaria.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- arenites
-
noun,
psammite.
- frescoes
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- stearins
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- reclines
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- ancients
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Reliance
-
noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- farinose
-
adjective,
yielding farina.
- freesias
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
- sanction
-
noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- reenlist
-
verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- farnesol
-
noun,
a colorless, unsaturated, liquid alcohol, C 15 H 26 O, having a slight floral odor, extracted from the flowers of the acacia, cassia oil, or the like: used in perfumery.
- relation
-
noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- fealties
-
noun,
History/Historical.
fidelity to a lord.
the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
- fascicle
-
noun,
a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
- torsions
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- anserine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- fascines
-
noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- fastener
-
noun,
any of various devices for fastening.
- reflates
-
verb (used with object),
to increase (money and credit) again.
- anisoles
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- saltiers
-
noun,
saltire.
- saltines
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Francine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- saltires
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- reflects
-
verb (used with object),
to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface:
- fresnels
-
noun,
a unit of frequency, equal to 10 12 cycles per second.
- fearless
-
adjective,
without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.
- fenestra
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear.
- faiences
-
noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- alencons
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- arsonist
-
noun,
a person who commits arson.
- forensic
-
noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- alfresco
-
adverb,
out-of-doors; in the open air:
- frontons
-
noun,
a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.
- foresail
-
noun,
the lowermost sail on a foremast.
- arsenite
-
noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- arsenics
-
- alienors
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- rescales
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- ratlines
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- felsites
-
noun,
a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
- felonies
-
noun,
an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
- Fraction
-
noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- sanicles
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- realties
-
noun,
real property or real estate.
- frontals
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
- fornenst
-
preposition,
next to; near to:
- salterns
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- fee-tail
-
noun,
See under fee (def 4a).
- fairness
-
noun,
the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness:
- Falconer
-
noun,
a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.
- falconet
-
noun,
any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- relocate
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- Fostoria
-
noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- stoolies
-
- Stefanie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- incloses
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- inflates
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- scarlets
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- entrelac
-
noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- floccose
-
adjective,
Botany. consisting of or bearing woolly tufts or long soft hairs.
- fineness
-
noun,
the state or quality of being fine.
- entresol
-
noun,
a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
- canister
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- acetones
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- roofline
-
noun,
the outline of a rooftop.
- infracts
-
verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- inflects
-
verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- roofless
-
adjective,
having no roof.
- cancrine
-
adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- canonist
-
noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- finances
-
noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- Florence
-
noun,
Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
- erasions
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- aconites
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- toenails
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- acrolein
-
noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- infernal
-
adjective,
hellish; fiendish; diabolical:
- calorics
-
noun,
heat.
- erection
-
noun,
the act of erecting.
- orcinols
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- safeties
-
noun,
the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
- acrostic
-
noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- canoness
-
noun,
a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow.
- canotier
-
noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- Trilafon
-
- fireless
-
adjective,
lacking fire; without a fire.
- carioles
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- flanerie
-
noun,
idleness; dawdling.
- flatiron
-
noun,
a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- ensnares
-
verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- scienter
-
noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- roseolas
-
noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- ensnarls
-
verb (used with object),
to entangle in or as in a snarl.
- careless
-
adjective,
not paying enough attention to what one does:
- rotenone
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- Sorensen
-
noun,
Soren Peter Lauritz [sœ-ruh n pey-tar lou-rits] /ˈsœ rən ˈpeɪ tær ˈlaʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1868–1939, Danish chemist: developed pH scale.
- flection
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- accentor
-
noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- cantoris
-
adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- entrance
-
noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- accretes
-
adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- sonorant
-
noun,
a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- acentric
-
adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- canticle
-
noun,
one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
- scenario
-
noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- acescent
-
adjective,
turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.
- canteens
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- rootless
-
adjective,
having no roots.
- floaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that floats.
- entrails
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- finestra
-
noun,
an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- entrains
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- safroles
-
noun,
a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 10 H 10 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
- oralists
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- Oriental
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- florican
-
noun,
any of various smaller species of bustards.
- infarcts
-
noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- Increase
-
noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- Caerleon
-
noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- calcines
-
noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- trifocal
-
noun,
trifocals, eyeglasses with trifocal lenses.
- calciner
-
noun,
a person or thing that calcines.
- florists
-
noun,
a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
- actinons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- erosions
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- Oresteia
-
noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- Ericsson
-
noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- scansion
-
noun,
the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- infantes
-
noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- calcites
-
noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- increate
-
adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- scanties
-
noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- calicoes
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- fiascoes
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- cosines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- licence
-
noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- foliate
-
adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- cooncan
-
noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- Fosters
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- sorites
-
noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- flenses
-
verb (used with object),
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
- listers
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- sestina
-
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.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- floater
-
noun,
a person or thing that floats.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Fiesole
-
noun,
Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
- telfers
-
noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- soloist
-
noun,
a person who performs a solo.
- fiacres
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- contra-
-
- sereins
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- folates
-
noun,
folic acid.
- florets
-
noun,
a small flower.
- telesis
-
noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- constr.
-
- lesions
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fatness
-
noun,
the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.
- cranio-
-
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- fiascos
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- Francie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- fiscals
-
noun,
(in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
- craniol
-
- folacin
-
noun,
folic acid.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- Leonora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- fitness
-
noun,
health.
- solions
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- foetors
-
noun,
fetor.
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- lioness
-
noun,
a female lion.
- forties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- soliton
-
- foisons
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- sferics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) electronic equipment for determining the position of storms by locating their accompanying atmospherics.
- costars
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- fatsoes
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- costers
-
noun,
costermonger.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- sooners
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- fiancee
-
noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- costrel
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- fraises
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- stearo-
-
- felines
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- stances
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- sonnies
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- coronal
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- festers
-
noun,
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
- telsons
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- lifters
-
noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- footsie
-
noun,
Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.
- Finance
-
noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- fenster
-
noun,
an erosional break in an overthrust rock sheet, exposing the rocks that underlie the sheet.
- florins
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Fontina
-
noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- cornice
-
noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- finales
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- coronas
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- serines
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- cornels
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- footles
-
noun,
nonsense; foolishness; silliness.
- fertile
-
adjective,
bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific:
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- serials
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- footers
-
noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- Corliss
-
noun,
George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- ferlies
-
noun,
something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror.
- coolant
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- Francis
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- Flossie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- liernes
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- Forseti
-
noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- control
-
noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- forints
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- coracle
-
noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- finesse
-
noun,
extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
- foliose
-
adjective,
Botany. leafy.
- sonants
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- fiestas
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- Fonseca
-
noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- forests
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- felsite
-
noun,
a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
- linnets
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- corslet
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- Corsica
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- corsets
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- listens
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- fencers
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- Fenelon
-
noun,
François de Salignac de La Mothe [frahn-swa duh sa lee-nyak duh la mawt] /frɑ̃ˈswa də sa liˈnyak də la ˈmɔt/ (Show IPA), 1651–1715, French theologian and writer.
- florist
-
noun,
a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
- fiances
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- filasse
-
noun,
any of various vegetable fibers, other than cotton, processed for manufacture into yarn.
- fennecs
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- festoon
-
noun,
a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Leonine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the lion.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- incests
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- elaters
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- inconel
-
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Eleanor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Eleatic
-
noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- ionones
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- elector
-
noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- stoners
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- electr-
-
- Electra
-
noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- erosion
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- incross
-
noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- infante
-
noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- stories
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- infarct
-
noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- snifter
-
noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- strafes
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Essonne
-
noun,
a department in N France. 699 sq. mi. (1810 sq. km). Capital: Évry.
- estrins
-
noun,
estrone.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- slaters
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- ecotone
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- sociol.
-
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Ilocano
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- socials
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- soccers
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- eslisor
-
noun,
elisor.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- eftsoon
-
adverb,
soon afterward.
- stolons
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- incense
-
noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- slicers
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Ironton
-
noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- escorts
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- introns
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- enteric
-
noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- enisles
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- instals
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- enlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- insoles
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- enlists
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enteron
-
noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- entero-
-
- enteral
-
adjective,
enteric.
- enfaces
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- enolate
-
noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- ensnarl
-
verb (used with object),
to entangle in or as in a snarl.
- insofar
-
adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- insnare
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- inserts
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- ensnare
-
verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- ensiles
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- enforce
-
verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- infares
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- tenners
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- Sno-Cat
-
- interns
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- infects
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- strains
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- interne
-
noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- Inferno
-
noun,
hell; the infernal regions.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- infests
-
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:
- inflate
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- inflect
-
verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- entrain
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- infract
-
verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- encases
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- intense
-
adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- enclose
-
verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- intens.
-
- encores
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- instars
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- tansies
-
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.
- eccrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- Teleran
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- stereo-
-
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- sifters
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- silanes
-
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.
- frescos
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- Fresnel
-
noun,
a unit of frequency, equal to 10 12 cycles per second.
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- enserfs
-
verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- fanions
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- fancies
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fancier
-
noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- falters
-
noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- frenate
-
adjective,
having a frenum or frenulum.
- Falster
-
noun,
an island in SE Denmark. 198 sq. mi. (513 sq. km).
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- frisson
-
noun,
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill:
- falcons
-
noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- solates
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- crissal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the crissum.
- frolics
-
noun,
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lectins
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- frontal
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
- cresols
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- farcies
-
noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- lectern
-
noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- fascine
-
noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- fastens
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- Leofric
-
noun,
died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030–57 (husband of Lady Godiva).
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- creance
-
noun,
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
- creases
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- siennas
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Franco-
-
- Lenotre
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- Fascist
-
noun,
a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- crenate
-
adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- lenient
-
adjective,
agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
- crenels
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- creoles
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- creosol
-
noun,
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
- Frannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- frantic
-
adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- Faroese
-
noun,
Faeroese.
- Farnese
-
noun,
Alessandro [ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of Parma, 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat.
- Freesia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
- Crescas
-
noun,
Hasdai [khahs-dahy] /ˈxɑs daɪ/ (Show IPA), 1340–1412? Jewish philosopher and theologian, born in Spain.
- crocein
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- sterile
-
adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- Laconic
-
adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- easiest
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Stinnes
-
noun,
Hugo [hoo-gaw;; English hyoo-goh] /ˈhu gɔ;; English ˈhyu goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1924, German industrialist.
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- sinters
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- lantern
-
noun,
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- lanners
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- eternal
-
noun,
something that is eternal.
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- sirocco
-
noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- stifles
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- etalons
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Laertes
-
noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- easters
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Laennec
-
noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- teasels
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- faience
-
noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- facient
-
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- frontis
-
noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- factors
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- fronto-
-
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- leaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- faction
-
noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- fronton
-
noun,
a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- faconne
-
noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- solaces
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- soirees
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- crotons
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- silents
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- sterno-
-
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- softens
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- sterols
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- teasers
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- cresset
-
noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- fennels
-
noun,
a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- flacons
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- one-one
-
adjective,
one-to-one (def 1).
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- cannoli
-
plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- Scarlet
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- canteen
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- oneself
-
Idioms,
be oneself,
to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
to be unaffected and sincere:
- Oneonta
-
noun,
a city in E central New York.
- oneness
-
noun,
the quality of being one; singleness.
- cancion
-
noun,
song.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- science
-
noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- tocsins
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Carleen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- Carlist
-
noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- olefins
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- Carlson
-
noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- Carlton
-
noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- cancels
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- orisons
-
noun,
a prayer.
- osselet
-
noun,
a hard nodule on the leg of a horse, especially one on the inner side of the knee or the outer side of the fetlock.
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- satoris
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- scalene
-
adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- Oscines
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Osceola
-
noun,
1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
- scalers
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- ortolan
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- Orleans
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- orioles
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- caisson
-
noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- Orestes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- calcine
-
noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- calcite
-
noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- orectic
-
adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- calices
-
noun,
plural of calix.
- calicos
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- caloric
-
noun,
heat.
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- orcinol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- centric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- censers
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- censors
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- centals
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centare
-
noun,
centiare.
- centile
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- centner
-
noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- nostocs
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- central
-
noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- centres
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centri-
-
- centro-
-
- cenacle
-
noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- cerates
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerato-
-
- sealers
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- nonself
-
noun,
any antigen-bearing foreign material that enters the body and normally stimulates an attack by the body's immune system (distinguished from self).
- nonlife
-
noun,
lack or absence of life.
- cerises
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cerotic
-
adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- seances
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- cession
-
noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- notions
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- Screens
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- cartels
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- castles
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- scleras
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- caseins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- sclero-
-
- caserns
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casinos
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Cassino
-
noun,
casino (def 3).
- Cassite
-
noun,
Kassite.
- cassone
-
noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- scolion
-
noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- casters
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- castors
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- sconces
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- ocelots
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- tinsels
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- tinners
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- scoters
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Celaeno
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- Celesta
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- tonners
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- astrol.
-
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- resiles
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- afreets
-
noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- reticle
-
noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- trefoil
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
- airless
-
adjective,
lacking air.
- resoles
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Alceste
-
noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- treacle
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- Alencon
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- AFL-CIO
-
- resents
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- resects
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- reseats
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- transl.
-
- rescale
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- resales
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- resails
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- transf.
-
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- rennets
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- Salters
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- retools
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- ronions
-
noun,
ronyon.
- roseola
-
noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- trioses
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- accents
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- accosts
-
noun,
a greeting.
- accrete
-
adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- safrole
-
noun,
a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 10 H 10 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
- actino-
-
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- rissole
-
noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- sailers
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- actress
-
noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- trifles
-
noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- sailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Aerosol
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- salines
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- reliefs
-
noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Ossetic
-
noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- reasons
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- aristo-
-
- aristos
-
noun,
aristocrat.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- arseno-
-
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- santirs
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- artless
-
adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- ascetic
-
noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- racists
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- raccoon
-
noun,
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
- tonsils
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- sateens
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- ostlers
-
noun,
hostler.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- ossicle
-
noun,
a small bone.
- ariosos
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- recasts
-
noun,
a recasting.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- refects
-
verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- relents
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- reflets
-
noun,
an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- reflect
-
verb (used with object),
to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface:
- reflate
-
verb (used with object),
to increase (money and credit) again.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- refines
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- antero-
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- refaces
-
verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- aorists
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- arctics
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- recline
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- areoles
-
noun,
an areola.
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- seaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- oleates
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- conceit
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- nasions
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- circles
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- circlet
-
noun,
a small circle.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- secrets
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- concent
-
noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- ciscoes
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- concern
-
noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- nestors
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- sennets
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- conceal
-
verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- nestles
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- cofinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a subset of a set with a partial order relation, as “greater than” or “equal to,” in which corresponding to each element in the set is an element in the subset that is in relation to the given element.
- concert
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- closers
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- conifer
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- cineole
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- Nielsen
-
noun,
Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
- locator
-
noun,
a person who locates something.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- coerces
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- confine
-
noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- confess
-
verb (used with object),
to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- confers
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- concise
-
adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- seiners
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- coeliac
-
adjective,
celiac.
- nelsons
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- neatens
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- tercels
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- classic
-
noun,
an author or a literary work of the first rank, especially one of demonstrably enduring quality.
- clastic
-
adjective,
Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- clarets
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- clerics
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- cleaner
-
noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- loosens
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- cleanse
-
verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- Neilson
-
noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Clarice
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- colonic
-
noun,
an enema.
- sennits
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- Lonnrot
-
noun,
Elias [e-lyahs] /ˈɛ lyɑs/ (Show IPA), 1802–84, Finnish scholar and editor.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- sectile
-
adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- citrals
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Clinton
-
noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- natrons
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- neonate
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- senoras
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Tenniel
-
noun,
Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
- sensate
-
adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Clifton
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- Seconal
-
- confect
-
noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- tiercel
-
noun,
tercel.
- Loafers
-
noun,
a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
- Connors
-
noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- selects
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- Nilsson
-
noun,
(Märta) Birgit [mahr-tah bir-git;; English mahr-tuh bur-git] /ˈmɑr tɑ ˈbɪr gɪt;; English ˈmɑr tə ˈbɜr gɪt/ (Show IPA), 1918–2005, Swedish soprano.
- seniles
-
noun,
a senile person.
- secants
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- consist
-
noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- connote
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- cocaine
-
noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- senecas
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- Locarno
-
noun,
a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
- seleno-
-
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- closets
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- tessera
-
noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- console
-
noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- consols
-
plural noun,
the funded government securities of Great Britain that originated in the consolidation in 1751 of various public securities, chiefly in the form of annuities, into a single debt issue without maturity.
- tensors
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- selenic
-
adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- connect
-
adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- ciceros
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- secerns
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- lifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- reflet
-
noun,
an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- looses
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- frails
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- frosts
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- recti-
-
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- freest
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Recife
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- fresco
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- sennas
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- frises
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- rectos
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- lifers
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- refine
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- refels
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- francs
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- refect
-
verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reface
-
verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- sol-fa
-
noun,
Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- frolic
-
noun,
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- relief
-
noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- sacro-
-
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Flores
-
noun,
flower (def 11).
- floret
-
noun,
a small flower.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- flori-
-
- Florin
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Florio
-
noun,
John, 1553?–1625, English lexicographer and translator.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- foetor
-
noun,
fetor.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- foists
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- rifles
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- floras
-
noun,
the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- flairs
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- flares
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- fleers
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- fleets
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- flense
-
verb (used with object),
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- floors
-
noun,
that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- fliers
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flirts
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- roosts
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- folate
-
noun,
folic acid.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- flacon
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- serifs
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- solons
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- fossil
-
noun,
any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
- fossor
-
noun,
(in the early Christian church) a minor clergyman employed as a gravedigger.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- foliar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- folios
-
noun,
a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- footer
-
noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- footie
-
noun,
footsie.
- footle
-
noun,
nonsense; foolishness; silliness.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- scoots
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- intra-
-
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- intro.
-
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- snoose
-
noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- 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.
- scoto-
-
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- scler-
-
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- instr.
-
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- occas.
-
- Oenone
-
noun,
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- inter.
-
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- snarls
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nonfat
-
adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- lactic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- lacto-
-
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nitro-
-
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- seccos
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- sleets
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- slates
-
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.
- nooses
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- socio-
-
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- osteo-
-
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Lesser
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- lessen
-
verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- narco-
-
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- sarco-
-
- selen-
-
- softas
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- iatro-
-
- sofars
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- satins
-
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.
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- icono-
-
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- Scales
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scarfs
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- necro-
-
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- scato-
-
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- Inness
-
noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snoots
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- Sifnos
-
noun,
Siphnos.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- 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.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- Lenten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- infra-
-
- loafer
-
noun,
a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
- coeno-
-
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- contr.
-
- afters
-
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- trefle
-
adjective,
botonée.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- enface
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- contin
-
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- 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.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- cerat-
-
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- califs
-
noun,
caliph.
- Calif.
-
- calico
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- calci-
-
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- elect.
-
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- assoc.
-
- Cecile
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- eroto-
-
- stools
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- escent
-
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- enserf
-
verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- enter-
-
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- aceto-
-
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- certif
-
- astron
-
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- astro-
-
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Tooele
-
noun,
a town in NW Utah.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- cross-
-
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- TEFLON
-
adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- actin-
-
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- afreet
-
noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- costo-
-
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- cteno-
-
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- celto-
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Celtic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- teleo-
-
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- celiac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Eccles
-
noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- centi-
-
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centr-
-
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- 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.
- tarso-
-
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- trifle
-
noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Telfer
-
noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- cosecs
-
noun,
cosecant.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Feosol
-
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- ferine
-
adjective,
feral1 .
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- festal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- fester
-
noun,
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- fennel
-
noun,
a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- torsos
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- accel.
-
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- feasts
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- cocoas
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- ciscos
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- fennec
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- fences
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- fencer
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- felsic
-
adjective,
(of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- feline
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- feists
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- stacc.
-
- circle
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trans.
-
- clino-
-
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- cleans
-
- 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.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- cleric
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- fiscal
-
noun,
(in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
- firsts
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- clifts
-
noun,
cliff.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- clasts
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- aniso-
-
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- clonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- fierce
-
adjective,
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- sotols
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- class.
-
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- filter
-
noun,
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- Felice
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Felicia.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- arsen-
-
- fanons
-
noun,
a maniple.
- C-in-C
-
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- facile
-
adjective,
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
- aeron.
-
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- steres
-
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- faeces
-
noun,
feces.
- faerie
-
noun,
the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- facete
-
adjective,
facetious.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- colent
-
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- access
-
noun,
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Falcon
-
noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- colics
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- falsie
-
noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- falter
-
noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- steles
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- steno-
-
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- colors
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- fasces
-
noun,
a bundle of rods containing an ax with the blade projecting, borne before Roman magistrates as an emblem of official power.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- fatsos
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- steels
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- clase
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- clefs
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Scot.
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- noct-
-
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- 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.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- sect.
-
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- cero-
-
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- noto-
-
- cert.
-
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- noso-
-
- 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.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cine-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- aeri-
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- nona-
-
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- cent.
-
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Sans.
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Arnel
-
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- areo-
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Recit
-
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- treas
-
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- sarc-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Alcor
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- asco-
-
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- 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.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- reni-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- aloof
-
adverb,
at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart:
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- 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.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anti-
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- annot
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- refl.
-
- ante-
-
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anon.
-
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- refel
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assn.
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oleo-
-
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- onco-
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- onto-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Cant.
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- TOEFL
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Afro-
-
- scat-
-
- octa-
-
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- OIcel
-
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- octo-
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- tonia
-
- ation
-
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- tono-
-
- asst.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- astr.
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- calef
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- canc.
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- orial
-
- calc-
-
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Orlon
-
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- caco-
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cleft
-
noun,
a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- incl.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- ileo-
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- roofs
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- acct.
-
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- FSLIC
-
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- softs
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- 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.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Icel.
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- icons
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- acet-
-
- IATSE
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Iran.
-
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- ento-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- inst.
-
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- insol
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- encl.
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- intr.
-
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- econ.
-
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- focal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a focus.
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Floss
-
noun,
the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree.
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- filos
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Flora
-
noun,
the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- floor
-
noun,
that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- feti-
-
- folio
-
noun,
a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- folic
-
adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Srta.
-
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- flor.
-
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fiscs
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- flees
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- fleer
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- fists
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- 30-30
-
- flare
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- soots
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- Fleet
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- fires
-
- flocs
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- flirt
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- ster.
-
- fasts
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- frass
-
noun,
insect excrement.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- Fris.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- fress
-
verb (used without object),
to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- Freon
-
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- farls
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- forel
-
noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- fore-
-
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- feral
-
adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Foote
-
noun,
Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- fools
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- fecal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or being feces.
- feels
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- fosse
-
noun,
a moat or defensive ditch in a fortification, usually filled with water.
- fossa
-
noun,
a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- 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:
- fort.
-
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- Forli
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- ecto-
-
- Ital.
-
- Cons.
-
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Colo.
-
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- loofs
-
noun,
the palm of the hand.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- conc.
-
- Tenn.
-
- conf.
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- cores
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- sero-
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- 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.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- coofs
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Seric
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- tera-
-
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- nano-
-
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- 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.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- seifs
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- nears
-
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- natl.
-
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- naso-
-
- self-
-
- selfs
-
noun,
a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality:
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- colat
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- teno-
-
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- coel-
-
- coele
-
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- telo-
-
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- acro-
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- tears
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- safes
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Sino-
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- 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.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- ecol.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- sito-
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- eccl.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- lact-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- tele-
-
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- licet
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- seti-
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- actos
-
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 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.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- lect.
-
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- sifts
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- tRNA
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- 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.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tri-
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- tron
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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:
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SLIC
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- 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.
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Soni
-
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sra.
-
- soln
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- str.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sci.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- scil
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tion
-
- scr.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- SASE
-
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tonn
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- 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.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- sec.
-
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- FICA
-
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- 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.
- Fin.
-
- 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.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- 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.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- FERA
-
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fol.
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- FOIA
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- FLRA
-
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- 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.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Fla.
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- fool
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- eso-
-
- ESIS
-
- fac.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- fec.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- FCIC
-
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- FACS
-
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- 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.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- Ens.
-
- Lani
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- itol
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Lat.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- ISSN
-
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lea.
-
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- for.
-
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- IOOF
-
- frt.
-
- FRSS
-
- FRSL
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Fri.
-
- ile-
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- FRCS
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Foss
-
noun,
Lukas [loo-kuh s] /ˈlu kəs/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- isls
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- intl
-
- inae
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- infl
-
- Inf.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ator
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- 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.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASSR
-
- asis
-
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- cac-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ARIS
-
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CCls
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cal.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CanF
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- cen.
-
- aer-
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AFSC
-
- afr-
-
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acc.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Alco
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ance
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Cels
-
- cene
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- 1080
-
- ctr.
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crat
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- cts.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- ELAS
-
- enl.
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EFTA
-
- EEOC
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cir.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- CERN
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- clar
-
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- Con.
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Frs.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- NTIA
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- Oct.
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- non-
-
- Ont.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NCTE
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- neo-
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIRA
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- rit.
-
- rel.
-
- RONA
-
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- RCAF
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- osis
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oro-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- ref.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- OEEC
-
- 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:
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- 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.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lit.
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- loof
-
noun,
the palm of the hand.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- sc.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CEO
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- oo-
-
- CRC
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- oon
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- RCA
-
- ITC
-
- SAR
-
- LOC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- CFA
-
- CFI
-
- CFL
-
- ITA
-
- RCN
-
- CFR
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CSO
-
- CSF
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Ia.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- CCA
-
- ons
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CCR
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CRS
-
- CEA
-
- CEC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- REA
-
- CEF
-
- RCT
-
- CFO
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cfs
-
- CNN
-
- CLI
-
- OTS
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Lt.
-
- Clo
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LaF
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- CLR
-
- CNC
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- CNO
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CNS
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ose
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- OSS
-
- OSO
-
- cle
-
- RCS
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ite
-
- TIA
-
- OOT
-
- tfr
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- CIC
-
- LON
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- CIF
-
- La.
-
- SLA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- RAF
-
- TLC
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Re.
-
- ial
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- tlo
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- rte
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RTF
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RTS
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- rt.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ROI
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Les
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SAE
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ROA
-
- ANC
-
- trf
-
- AFS
-
- ANF
-
- Sfc
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Tro
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- RSS
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AEF
-
- Rs.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- AFC
-
- AFL
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tlr
-
- cr.
-
- ATC
-
- RFA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- CAF
-
- cc.
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- cf.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- RFC
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- CAI
-
- CTA
-
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LCF
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- LCA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- at.
-
- ast
-
- RNA
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Lif
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- RFE
-
- ARS
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ase
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ASI
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ASR
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- RFI
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CSC
-
- CTC
-
- SSA
-
- Fia
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- fic
-
- LSC
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- ss.
-
- NLF
-
- LSI
-
- SRS
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- Sr.
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- LSS
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ine
-
- FET
-
- NNE
-
- ltr
-
- 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.
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- IRL
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- SLR
-
- FAO
-
- cte
-
- SCS
-
- IRC
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ir.
-
- NOC
-
- FCA
-
- FCC
-
- IOT
-
- FCS
-
- ior
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- IOF
-
- IOC
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- IRO
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- ier
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SOF
-
- FRC
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ICC
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Frl
-
- NSF
-
- IFC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- FSA
-
- FSR
-
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- ics
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- FIO
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- NFL
-
- NFC
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- 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:
- Fl.
-
- NES
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ILS
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ILO
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- NCO
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- il-
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- NEA
-
- NSC
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- TSS
-
- OIr
-
- ef-
-
- efl
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Ola
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- OIt
-
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- TAL
-
- Isl
-
- EEO
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
-
- en-
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OFr
-
- ene
-
- of-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EOF
-
- ONF
-
- ctf
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- eo-
-
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- EEC
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ist
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SCF
-
- ec-
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ECA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ECF
-
- SLE
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- EOE
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- OSA
-
- OAS
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ETS
-
- ESL
-
- IRS
-
- OAO
-
- ESR
-
- ETR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ETO
-
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- STL
-
- STI
-
- OSF
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OCC
-
- ISA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- fo.
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- NF
-
- ln
-
- 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.
- le
-
- FC
-
- O.
-
- NI
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- TN
-
- TC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- ic
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- SF
-
- i.
-
- ee
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LF
-
- AO
-
- EI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SA
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- R.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- NL
-
- LR
-
- TL
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- RO
-
- RF
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- S.
-
- L.
-
- OA
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- FE
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ol
-
- L1
-
- SL
-
- L2
-
- CE
-
- fn
-
- NC
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.