Anagrams of self-contained
Word self-contained has
2555 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of self-contained.
- deflections
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noun,
the act or state of deflecting or the state of being deflected.
- clandestine
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adjective,
characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious:
- confidantes
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noun,
a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- celandines
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noun,
Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers.
- condensate
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noun,
a product of condensation, as a liquid reduced from a gas or vapor.
- fieldstone
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noun,
unfinished stone as found in fields, especially when used for building purposes.
- defoliates
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adjective,
(of a tree) having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process.
- defoliants
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noun,
a preparation for defoliating plants.
- deflection
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noun,
the act or state of deflecting or the state of being deflected.
- deflations
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noun,
the act of deflating or the state of being deflated.
- decennials
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noun,
a decennial anniversary.
- confidante
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noun,
a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- adolescent
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noun,
an adolescent person.
- stone-deaf
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adjective,
totally deaf.
- caen-stone
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noun,
a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- celadonite
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noun,
a hydrous silicate of iron and potassium; an iron-rich soft mica.
- defoliant
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noun,
a preparation for defoliating plants.
- catenoids
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- defoliate
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adjective,
(of a tree) having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process.
- insolence
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noun,
contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
- latencies
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- deletions
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noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- fontanels
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noun,
one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- delicates
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noun,
Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
- denticles
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noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- octennial
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adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- dislocate
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noun,
Gymnastics. a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.
- selection
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noun,
an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- toe-dance
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noun,
a dance performed on the tips of the toes.
- Oceanside
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- Cantonese
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
- indolence
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noun,
the quality or state of being indolent.
- tendances
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noun,
attention; care; ministration, as to the sick.
- confidant
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noun,
a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- canfields
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noun,
a game of solitaire often adapted to gambling purposes.
- confident
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noun,
a confidant.
- contained
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adjective,
showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised:
- tenancies
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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.
- datelines
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- celandine
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noun,
Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers.
- antinodes
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- flections
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noun,
the act of bending.
- adenosine
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noun,
Biochemistry. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleoside, C 10 H 13 N 5 O 4 , of adenine and ribose.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- declinate
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adjective,
having a downward curve or slope; bending away, as from the horizontal:
- defection
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noun,
desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy:
- defiances
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noun,
a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- decennial
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noun,
a decennial anniversary.
- conflates
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verb (used with object),
to fuse into one entity; merge:
- deflation
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noun,
the act of deflating or the state of being deflated.
- tone-deaf
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adjective,
unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical sounds when producing or hearing them.
- falconets
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noun,
any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- enfilades
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noun,
Military.
a position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc.
the fire thus directed.
- nonideal
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adjective,
(of a gas or solution) differing in behavior from that of an ideal gas or solution.
- decennia
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noun,
a period of ten years; a decade.
- notecase
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noun,
billfold.
- flection
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noun,
the act of bending.
- antinode
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- acetones
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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.
- dateline
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- fondants
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noun,
a thick, creamy sugar paste, the basis of many candies.
- sodalite
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noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- enfilade
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noun,
Military.
a position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc.
the fire thus directed.
- folacins
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noun,
folic acid.
- tendance
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noun,
attention; care; ministration, as to the sick.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- foliated
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adjective,
shaped like a leaf or leaves:
- foliates
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- declines
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noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- andesine
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noun,
a mineral, intermediate in the plagioclase feldspar group, having a play of colors and usually found as crystals in igneous rocks.
- finances
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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.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- delicate
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noun,
Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
- actinons
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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.
- deletion
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noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- delaines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- andesite
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noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- lanceted
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adjective,
having lancet-headed openings.
- anecdote
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noun,
a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- deflects
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verb (used with or without object),
to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve.
- aconites
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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.
- endnotes
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noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- deflates
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verb (used with object),
to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon):
- endocast
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noun,
endocranial cast.
- Defiance
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noun,
a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- annelids
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noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- contends
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- confines
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- conflate
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verb (used with object),
to fuse into one entity; merge:
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- cineoles
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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.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- indolent
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adjective,
having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful:
- infantes
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- inflated
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adjective,
distended with air or gas; swollen.
- inflates
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- inflects
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verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- indecent
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adjective,
offending against generally accepted standards of propriety or good taste; improper; vulgar:
- catslide
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noun,
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- insolent
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noun,
an insolent person.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- celadons
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- canteens
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- denticle
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noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- ice-floe
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noun,
a large flat mass of floating ice.
- confined
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- confides
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verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- fontanel
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noun,
one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- condense
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verb (used with object),
to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
- fontinas
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- isolated
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- ninefold
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adverb,
in a ninefold manner or measure; to or by nine times as much:
- Isenland
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noun,
(in the Nibelungenlied) the country of Brunhild, usually identified with Iceland.
- lindanes
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- codeines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- stand-in
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noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- closeted
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- Canfield
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noun,
a game of solitaire often adapted to gambling purposes.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- neonates
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- Stefanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- adenines
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noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- east-end
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noun,
a section of E London, England.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- alencons
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- Scotland
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noun,
a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- lentando
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adjective,
becoming slower.
- sea-lion
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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.
- fee-tail
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noun,
See under fee (def 4a).
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- falconet
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noun,
any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- diastole
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noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- distance
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noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- scandent
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adjective,
climbing, as a plant.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- felonies
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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.
- Leonidas
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noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- feedlots
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noun,
a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- sedation
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- fiancees
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noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- desolate
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adjective,
barren or laid waste; devastated:
- fecaloid
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adjective,
like or resembling feces.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- fealties
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noun,
History/Historical.
fidelity to a lord.
the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
- faiences
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- Sentinel
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noun,
a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Clinton
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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).
- Clifton
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- standee
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noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- Nielsen
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noun,
Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
- ideates
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noun,
ideatum.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- descant
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noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Seconal
-
- faconne
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noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- elodeas
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noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Fontina
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- seconde
-
noun,
the second of the eight defensive positions.
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- nodical
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adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- cofinal
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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.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- felines
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noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- Iceland
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noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- coedits
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verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- codline
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noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- neonate
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- codeine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- coatees
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- feedlot
-
noun,
a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.
- facient
-
- oilseed
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noun,
any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.
- 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.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- inflect
-
verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- cestoid
-
noun,
cestode.
- cestode
-
noun,
a parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms.
- fanions
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- infolds
-
verb (used with object),
enfold.
- Eleatic
-
noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- centile
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- centals
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- fancies
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- 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.
- inlands
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- Neilson
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noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- fancied
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- 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).
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- etoiles
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- 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.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- fantods
-
noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- cleanse
-
verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- indents
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- incense
-
noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- inconel
-
- confide
-
verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- oleates
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- 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.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- citadel
-
noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- indenes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- olefins
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- inflate
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- 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.
- scalene
-
adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- fascine
-
noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- indoles
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- infante
-
noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- 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.
- infects
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- enolate
-
noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- 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).
- faction
-
noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- 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.
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- faience
-
noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- enclose
-
verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- encodes
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- endnote
-
noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- deflect
-
verb (used with or without object),
to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- fade-in
-
noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- deflate
-
verb (used with object),
to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon):
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- defines
-
verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- defiles
-
noun,
any narrow passage, especially between mountains.
- defiant
-
adjective,
characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging:
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- Dinesen
-
noun,
Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- defects
-
noun,
a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection:
- enfaces
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- defeats
-
noun,
the act of overcoming in a contest:
- defaces
-
verb (used with object),
to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure:
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Finland
-
noun,
Finnish Suomi. a republic in N Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Capital: Helsinki.
- Fiesole
-
noun,
Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
- Enfield
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- deltaic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- dentins
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- dentils
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- descent
-
noun,
the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
- dentals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- denotes
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- Denison
-
noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- finales
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- Delaine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- 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.
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- delicts
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- destine
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- details
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- dialect
-
noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- delates
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- Delanos
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- decline
-
noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- flacons
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- felsite
-
noun,
a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- ctenoid
-
adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- enlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- foliate
-
adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- fennels
-
noun,
a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- fennecs
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- fenland
-
noun,
a low area of marshy ground.
- cotidal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a coincidence of tides.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- fondant
-
noun,
a thick, creamy sugar paste, the basis of many candies.
- contend
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- sandlot
-
noun,
a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- 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.
- enneads
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- fondles
-
verb (used with object),
to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress:
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- deontic
-
adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- donnees
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- Seeland
-
noun,
Zealand.
- confine
-
noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- folates
-
noun,
folic acid.
- selenic
-
adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- deciles
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- deafens
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf:
- diocese
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- fiances
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- deceits
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- decants
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- decanol
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Decalin
-
- fiancee
-
noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- oneself
-
Idioms,
be oneself,
to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
to be unaffected and sincere:
- discant
-
noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- enfolds
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap up; envelop:
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- 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.
- Daniels
-
noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- daltons
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- Sno-Cat
-
- dacoits
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- docents
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- folacin
-
noun,
folic acid.
- Docetae
-
plural noun,
early Christian adherents of Docetism.
- seleno-
-
- decanes
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- Celaeno
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- Alencon
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- cannoli
-
plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- neatens
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Laodice
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- linseed
-
noun,
flaxseed.
- canteen
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- 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.
- Tenniel
-
noun,
Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- calends
-
noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- intense
-
adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- intens.
-
- 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.
- aediles
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Alcides
-
noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- adenine
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- 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.
- 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.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- iodates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- Celadon
-
noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- candies
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- linnets
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- 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.
- 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.
- candent
-
adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- Adeline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- Alceste
-
noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- intends
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- candles
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- 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.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- 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.
- lindane
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- Leonine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the lion.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- lenient
-
adjective,
agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- tenfold
-
adverb,
in tenfold measure:
- Tenedos
-
noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Ladinos
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Leonids
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Na-Dene
-
noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- AFL-CIO
-
- lindens
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- actino-
-
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- 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.
- annelid
-
noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- tendons
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- denti-
-
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- delfts
-
noun,
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- 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.
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- delict
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- 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.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- defect
-
noun,
a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection:
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- defeat
-
noun,
the act of overcoming in a contest:
- deface
-
verb (used with object),
to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure:
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- fiscal
-
noun,
(in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- flacon
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Elodea
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- decile
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- decent
-
adjective,
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- deceit
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- failed
-
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.
- aniso-
-
- defies
-
noun,
a challenge; a defiance.
- adeno-
-
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- delate
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- finned
-
noun,
a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing.
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- elides
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- 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.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- defile
-
noun,
any narrow passage, especially between mountains.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- 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.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- 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.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- Landon
-
noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- define
-
verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- 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.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- 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.
- tinned
-
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.
- donnee
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- 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.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- fennec
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- fennel
-
noun,
a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- scaled
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Selden
-
noun,
George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- selen-
-
- festal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- 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.
- felids
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- ediles
-
noun,
aedile.
- oldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- 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:
- Felice
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Felicia.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- feline
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- afield
-
adverb,
abroad; away from home.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- scato-
-
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- felsic
-
adjective,
(of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- 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.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Lenten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- Fields
-
noun,
W. C (William Claude Dukenfield) 1880–1946, U.S. vaudeville and motion-picture comedian.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- elated
-
adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- fiends
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- 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)
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- 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.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- eldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- leafed
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- 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.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- elect.
-
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- fanons
-
noun,
a maniple.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- 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.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- fantod
-
noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- disco-
-
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- 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.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- 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.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- flense
-
verb (used with object),
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- 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.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- escent
-
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- clino-
-
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- nested
-
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.
- clifts
-
noun,
cliff.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- 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:
- facile
-
adjective,
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- isodef
-
noun,
uniform deficiency, especially a line connecting points of equal deviation from a mean, as on a chart or graph.
- 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.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- decafs
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- facete
-
adjective,
facetious.
- 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.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- 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.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Calif.
-
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- califs
-
noun,
caliph.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- 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.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- infold
-
verb (used with object),
enfold.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- centi-
-
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- 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:
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- inland
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- 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.
- 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.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- celto-
-
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- 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.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- cleans
-
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- clado-
-
- indecl
-
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- indef.
-
- steno-
-
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- indene
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Lindon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Linden
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- 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.
- folate
-
noun,
folic acid.
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- enface
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- lacto-
-
- cteno-
-
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- 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.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- enfold
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap up; envelop:
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- salted
-
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.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- 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.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- contin
-
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- nonfat
-
adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- actin-
-
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- foetid
-
adjective,
fetid.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- foiled
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- 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.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- TEFLON
-
adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- faeces
-
noun,
feces.
- Confed
-
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- 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).
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- colent
-
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- nocti-
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- fondle
-
verb (used with object),
to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress:
- deafen
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf:
- contd.
-
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- aceto-
-
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- ennead
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- fleets
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- teleo-
-
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- fecal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or being feces.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- 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.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- licet
-
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- faced
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- 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.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- oste-
-
- fated
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- 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.
- fades
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- 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.
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- lact-
-
- folic
-
adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Fonda
-
noun,
an inn or restaurant.
- 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.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- folds
-
noun,
a part that is folded; pleat; layer:
- fonds
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- nano-
-
- Ital.
-
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- nona-
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- flocs
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- focal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a focus.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- 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.).
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- naso-
-
- FSLIC
-
- flied
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- Indo-
-
- ileo-
-
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- 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.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- 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.
- incl.
-
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- inst.
-
- insol
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Icel.
-
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- noct-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- IATSE
-
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- icons
-
- natl.
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ideo-
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- feti-
-
- fetid
-
adjective,
having an offensive odor; stinking.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- lect.
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Fidel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- fidos
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- Field
-
noun,
an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- felid
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- feeds
-
noun,
food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
- feels
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- oiled
-
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.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- 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.
- 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:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- 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.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- oidea
-
- 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.
- OIcel
-
- fends
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- 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.
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- Fleet
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- flees
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- filos
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- octa-
-
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- finds
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- 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.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coel-
-
- coele
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- 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.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- colat
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- alto-
-
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- alti-
-
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- 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.
- cleft
-
noun,
a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- 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.
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- 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:
- 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:
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- 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.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- 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.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- conf.
-
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- 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.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- clefs
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- anon.
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- calef
-
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- 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.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- telo-
-
- ation
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- tele-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- 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.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- asco-
-
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- 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.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- cine-
-
- 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.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- 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.
- 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).
- teno-
-
- cidal
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- 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.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clase
-
- 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.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- annot
-
- 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.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- 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.
- Tenn.
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- 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: ¢.
- anis-
-
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- sect.
-
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Scot.
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- ecol.
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- econ.
-
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- aden-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- 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.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- actos
-
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- endo-
-
- tiled
-
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.
- Adolf
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “wolf.”.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- encl.
-
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- sanit
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- 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.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- 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.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- acet-
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- scat-
-
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Scand
-
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- 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.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- 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.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Delft
-
noun,
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- tonia
-
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Defoe
-
noun,
Daniel, 1659?–1731, English novelist and political journalist.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- decl.
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- sito-
-
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- deca-
-
- decaf
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- deci-
-
- 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.
- Sino-
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- 30-30
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- seti-
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- TOEFL
-
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- disc.
-
- dist.
-
- ento-
-
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- 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.
- 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.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- dial.
-
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- dent.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- desc.
-
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- self-
-
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dict.
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- Ltd.
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tonn
-
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tion
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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:
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- lit.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LitD
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- TODS
-
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lond
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- 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.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- Oct.
-
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- OECD
-
- OEEC
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sld.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NTIA
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Ont.
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Sat.
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- scil
-
- 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.
- sci.
-
- 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.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- ole-
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- 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.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- SLIC
-
- ten.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- NDSL
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- 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.
- NCTE
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- NDAC
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- NASD
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- 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.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- neo-
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- soln
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- non-
-
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- 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.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- 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.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- 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.”.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Ste.
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- 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.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- std.
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Soni
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 1080
-
- lin.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- FDIC
-
- fads
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- cit.
-
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- fec.
-
- Fed.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- fedn
-
- cis-
-
- feds
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- feed
-
noun,
food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fado
-
noun,
a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- etc.
-
- Col.
-
- 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.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- 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.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- fac.
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- dia-
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- 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:
- cen.
-
- Fla.
-
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- fld.
-
- 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.
- fled
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of flee.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- Cels
-
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- cide
-
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- FICA
-
- fict
-
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- FIDO
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- fids
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- 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.
- filt
-
- Fin.
-
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- 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.
- cene
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- def.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dol.
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Dec.
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- DCNL
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- defs
-
- deft
-
adjective,
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever:
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Dino
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dif-
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Den.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dioc
-
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dis-
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dat.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Cond
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Esd.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- est.
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Danl
-
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- daft
-
adjective,
senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- EDTA
-
- EEOC
-
- cts.
-
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- CanF
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- 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).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Ald.
-
- Alco
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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).
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- FOIA
-
- AInd
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AFSC
-
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- itol
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- ann.
-
- intl
-
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- iod-
-
- ands
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Alis
-
- ance
-
- 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 = .
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- 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 .
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- 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.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- 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.
- 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.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Lani
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lea.
-
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- 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.
- infl
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- idae
-
- Inf.
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- 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
-
- ical
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- ile-
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fol.
-
- fold
-
noun,
a part that is folded; pleat; layer:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- fond
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Can.
-
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Ind.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- ant.
-
- Inc.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IndE
-
- inae
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- asc-
-
- SLA
-
- ase
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ACS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CEF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- at.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CEO
-
- ae.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cs.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- ct.
-
- DEA
-
- ADF
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- cl.
-
- CAI
-
- de-
-
- SLE
-
- CEA
-
- TAL
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- DFT
-
- cle
-
- TSE
-
- DFA
-
- DET
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ADC
-
- Af.
-
- CLI
-
- STI
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- al.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ANF
-
- an.
-
- TCA
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- TCS
-
- 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.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Clo
-
- CDT
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CED
-
- Co.
-
- AEC
-
- 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.
- CFD
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CFO
-
- CFL
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CFI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- TIA
-
- CFA
-
- AIC
-
- TLC
-
- CSA
-
- tlo
-
- cfs
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CSF
-
- St.
-
- CIF
-
- ATC
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- CIE
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Sta
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ast
-
- 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.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ALC
-
- CIA
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- CSO
-
- TID
-
- DSO
-
- DOA
-
- DSC
-
- cf.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ANC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- do.
-
- ASI
-
- DAE
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- AEF
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- ASN
-
- ca.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- AFS
-
- CST
-
- AFL
-
- AFC
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ctf
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CAF
-
- STL
-
- DCL
-
- SOF
-
- DFC
-
- sc.
-
- di.
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- NOC
-
- NNE
-
- NLF
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- DCS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- IFC
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- NFL
-
- NFD
-
- NFC
-
- 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:
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- id.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OSD
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- OCS
-
- OCD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- FIO
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OTC
-
- OSF
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- ics
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- FTC
-
- ft.
-
- FSA
-
- FOT
-
- FOS
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- OED
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- Fl.
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Oc.
-
- NES
-
- ine
-
- Fia
-
- LCT
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- 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.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LON
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LCA
-
- LCD
-
- LCF
-
- LCI
-
- Ld.
-
- NSF
-
- LDC
-
- LOC
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lif
-
- NCO
-
- NAD
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ise
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- IOC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- IOF
-
- 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 = .
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- 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.
- NDE
-
- IOT
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Isl
-
- LaF
-
- LSD
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- 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).
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Lt.
-
- LDS
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- La.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- fic
-
- OSA
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ODT
-
- ECF
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
-
- SCF
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- ScD
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDT
-
- EEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- ef-
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ec-
-
- EIS
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- 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.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESA
-
- ECA
-
- SDA
-
- ese
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- 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).
- DIL
-
- Sfc
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DLC
-
- DLO
-
- DLS
-
- DNA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SDI
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DSA
-
- DST
-
- SED
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Esc
-
- efl
-
- ESL
-
- FCS
-
- ons
-
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- SAE
-
- FAO
-
- 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.
- FCA
-
- FDA
-
- ose
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- 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.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- oid
-
- oic
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- FET
-
- fo.
-
- TSI
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- ETS
-
- ote
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ETO
-
- OTS
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- CE
-
- OA
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- S.
-
- ol
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- le
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ln
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- T1
-
- TD
-
- LF
-
- 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.
- t.
-
- SF
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- AO
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- DN
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- O.
-
- ee
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- TC
-
- L.
-
- DF
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- L1
-
- dl
-
- 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.
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ic
-
- FC
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- SN
-
- EI
-
- ND
-
- FE
-
- FD
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- TN
-
- TL
-
- L2
-
- NF
-
- NI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- D.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- fn
-